Toner bottle

- RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and left side perspective view a toner bottle, taken from FIG. 5, on an enlarged scale, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, top and left side perspective view thereof taken from FIG. 6;

FIG. 3 is a front, bottom, and left side perspective view thereof taken from FIG. 7;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof taken from FIG. 8;

FIG. 5 is a front, top and left side perspective view thereof, on a reduced scale;

FIG. 6 is a rear, top and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, bottom, and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The smaller broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. The larger broken lines depict callout rectangles that indicate cutoff boundaries for enlarged detailed portion views.

Claims

The ornamental design for a toner bottle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D758482
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 2016
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Yasufumi Takahashi (Tokyo), Kunihiro Ohyama (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Daniel Bui
Assistant Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/506,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Toner Or Developer Container, Cassette, Etc. (D18/43)