Powder container

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a powder container, showing the new design;

FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged front view of the powder container;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the powder container;

FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged rear view of the powder container;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the powder container;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the powder container;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the powder container;

FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged top view of the powder container;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the powder container;

FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C together, arranged from left to right, form an enlarged bottom view of the powder container;

FIG. 7 is a rear, left side, and bottom perspective view of the powder container, showing only the left end portion thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front, right side, and bottom perspective view of the powder container, showing only the left end portion thereof.

The powder container shown in the drawings and described herein is configured to store powder, such as toner or carrier, for forming an image in an image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine or a printer. The powder container is arranged to be positioned with the image forming apparatus, and is configured to discharge the powder through a shutter portion according to a shortage of the powder.

The broken line showing of portions of the powder container is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a powder container, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Oshikawa; Yuki (Ayase, JP), Yoshizawa; Hideo (Saitama, JP)
Assignee:	Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/398,651
Filed:	August 3, 2011

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Apr 14, 2011 [JP]			2011-008605

Current U.S. Class:	D18/43
Current International Class:	1603
Field of Search:	;D14/471 ;D18/12,36,40,43,44,56 ;222/DIG.1 ;347/197,222 ;399/24-28,107-112,119,121,122,222-224

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D591336	April 2009	Kurenuma et al.
D591337	April 2009	Yoshizawa
D596225	July 2009	Kurenuma et al.
D598949	August 2009	Kurenuma et al.
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D602984	October 2009	Yoshizawa
D602985	October 2009	Yoshizawa
D606583	December 2009	Kurenuma et al.
D622759	August 2010	Yoshida et al.
D636436	April 2011	Takami
D636813	April 2011	Kikuchi et al.
8050597	November 2011	Yoshizawa et al.
D653702	February 2012	Amberg et al.
2011/0243579	October 2011	Oshikawa et al.

Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dickstein Shapiro LLP