TONER POWDER CONTAINER FOR STORING TONER APPLICABLE TO AN ELECTROGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, A METHOD AT ASSEMBLING THE SAME, AND A METHOD OF REDUCING THE VOLUME OF THE SAME

摘要

A POWDER CONTAINER OF PRESENT INVENTION IS MADE UP OF A FLEXIBLE OR DEFORMABLE BAG (20) STORING POWDER THEREIN AND A BOX (50) FOR ACCOMODATING THE BAG (20). A SEAL VALVE IS FITTED IN AN OUTLET PORTION FORMED IN THE BAG (20) WHILE A CAP (70) REMOVABLY CLOSES THE OUTLET PORTION. WHEN THE BAG (20) IS PRESSED IN THE COLLAPSSING DIRECTION, THE POWDER IS PREVENTD FROM FLYING ABOUT VIA THE SEAL VALVE. THE POWDER CONTAINER IS EASY TO ASSEMBLE.