| US 7,515,855 B2 | ||
| Powder container having a lower part with a trapezoid-shaped cross-section | ||
| Goro Katsuyama, Yokohama (Japan); Nobuo Takami, Kawasaki (Japan); and Emi Kita, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/529,295. | ||
| Application 11/529295 is a continuation of application No. 10/689037, filed on Oct. 21, 2003, granted, now 7,133,629. | ||
| Application 10/689037 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/412390, filed on Apr. 14, 2003, granted, now 6,882,817. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2002-110525 (JP), filed on Apr. 12, 2002; and application No. 2003-38211 (JP), filed on Feb. 17, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0077098 A1, Apr. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—262 [399/258] | 35 Claims |
| 1. A powder container, comprising:
an upper section configured to store powder;
a lower section, connected to the upper section, configured to discharge powder, the lower section having a trapezoid-shaped
cross-section, a width of the trapezoid-shaped cross-section at an upper portion being greater than a width of the trapezoid-shaped
cross-section at a lower portion, the lower section including an opening in the trapezoid-shaped cross-section which discharges
powder in a direction perpendicular to the trapezoid-shaped cross-section; and
a shutter for sealing and unsealing said opening.
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