Toner loading device
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1. A method of loading toner from a canister into a machine of the type having a toner hopper, the method comprising the steps of:
- removably connecting one end of an expandable hose to the machine to empty into the hopper,removably connecting the other end of the hose to the toner canister;
stretching the hose from the machine while simultaneously emptying the canister into the hose,detaching the canister from the hose,closing off the hose end which has been detached from the canister, andcompressing the hose in the direction of its length while simultaneously emptying the bulk of the toner within the hose into the hopper.
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Abstract
The device comprises a flexible, expandable hose which has a coupling at one end for mating with the toner hopper of either of a photocopy machine or a computer print-out machine, the other end of the hose having a coupling for mating with the neck of the toner canister so that toner may be loaded from the canister into the hose from outside of the machine which uses the toner, the toner canister is then removed from attachment to the hose, the hose is capped and the hose is compressed, whereby the toner is loaded into the machine with minimal spillage.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of loading toner from a canister into a machine of the type having a toner hopper, the method comprising the steps of:
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removably connecting one end of an expandable hose to the machine to empty into the hopper, removably connecting the other end of the hose to the toner canister; stretching the hose from the machine while simultaneously emptying the canister into the hose, detaching the canister from the hose, closing off the hose end which has been detached from the canister, and compressing the hose in the direction of its length while simultaneously emptying the bulk of the toner within the hose into the hopper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In combination with a toner canister and a machine having a toner hopper apparatus for loading toner from the canister into the machine, the apparatus comprising
an expandable hose, means for removably connecting one end of the expandable hose to the machine to empty the hose contents into the hopper, means for removably connecting the other end of the hose to the toner canister, and means for closing off the other hose end when detached from the canister.
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