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Image forming cartridge

Granted 27 Nov 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Toshiba

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Inventors: Seizi Sugimura, Tadashi Sugiyama · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
136326
filed 29 Jan 2001
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US D451125
granted 27 Nov 2001

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Description

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›The present invention is an image forming cartridge…

The present invention is an image forming cartridge for use with copying machines, printers, facsimile machines and other similar devices.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged left side elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged right side elevation view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 2.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 2.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 3.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 3.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 4.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 4.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 5.

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 5.

FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of an image forming cartridge of the present invention taken from FIG. 6.

FIGS. 11-22 are enlarged partial views.

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