Claims
- 1. An electrostatographic reproduction machine comprising:
- (a) a movable photoconductive member having an image bearing surface;
- (b) means for forming a latent image electrostatically on said image bearing surface;
- (c) developing means including toner particles for developing the latent image to be transferred onto a sheet;
- (d) moving means for moving waste toner particles from said image bearing surface and from said developing means;
- (e) a waste developer material cartridge having a housing defining a surface area having a portion for receiving a label assembly, a waste developer material chamber, and a waste developer material receiving opening for receiving waste developer material from said moving means, said waste developer material cartridge housing having an accessible sealing device mounted over said receiving opening; and
- (f) a label assembly reusable as a sealing device for effectively resealing said waste developer material receiving opening during shipping of said cartridge, said label assembly including a first label member for attaching permanently to a portion of said surface area of said housing; detailed instructions on said first label member on resealing and shipping said waste developer material cartridge for recycling; and a second removable label member mounted removably onto said first label member for removal and reuse to effectively reseal said waste developer material receiving opening of said waste developer material cartridge during shipping of said cartridge, said second removable label member having simple label instructions thereon directing a customer to remove it and to read said detailer instructions on said first label member thereunder before shipping said waste developer material cartridge to a distant location for recycling.
- 2. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 1, wherein said moving means comprises a waste toner particle delivery auger for insertion through slits in the accessible presealing device and through said receiving opening for delivering waste toner into a waste sump portion of said waste developer material cartridge.
- 3. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 1, wherein said waste developer material cartridge comprises a fresh developer material container and a waste developer material container having said waste developer material receiving opening.
- 4. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 1, wherein said portion of said surface area for mounting said label assembly is recessed relative to a rest of said surface area for containing, and preventing damage to, said label assembly.
- 5. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 1,wherein said first label member includes a first adhesive layer on a back first side thereof for attaching said the first side to said portion of said surface area of said housing.
- 6. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 5, wherein said second removable label member includes a second adhesive layer for attaching said second removable label member removably to a front second side of said first label member and for permanently attaching said second removable label member to said waste developer material receiving opening of said waste developer material cartridge during shipping of said cartridge.
- 7. The electrostatographic reproduction machine of claim 6, wherein said first label member has on the front second side thereof specific instructions on how to reuse said second removable label member for effectively sealing over said waste developer material receiving opening during shipping of said cartridge to prevent waste developer material leakage during such shipping.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/126,159 (now allowed) (Applicants' Docket NO. D/96777) entitled "REPRODUCTION MACHINE INCLUDING A DEVELOPER MATERIAL CARTRIDGE HAVING A NON-INTERFERING DUAL-USE SEALING DEVICE" on the same day as the present application and having at least one common inventor.
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