CPC G03G 15/80 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0867 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A toner cartridge for use in an electrophotographic image forming device, comprising:
a housing having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side positioned between a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the housing, the housing has a reservoir for holding toner;
a first set of electrical contacts and a second set of electrical contacts on the first longitudinal end of the housing for contacting a first set of corresponding electrical contacts in the image forming device and a second set of corresponding electrical contacts in the image forming device when the toner cartridge is installed in the image forming device, the first set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge are spaced from each other along a lateral dimension of the housing that runs from the first side to the second side, the second set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge are spaced from each other along the lateral dimension of the housing, the first set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge is positioned higher than the second set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge; and
a first pocket positioned directly below the first set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge and a second pocket positioned directly below the second set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge permitting additional electrical contacts in the image forming device to pass directly below the first set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge and directly below the second set of electrical contacts of the toner cartridge along the lateral dimension of the housing during installation of the toner cartridge into the image forming device.
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