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A toner cartridge of a laser printer, copier or facsimile machine has various strips in it for various functions. Among the strips are recovery blades, spreader blades, wiper blades, certain shipping seals, doctor blades and other miscleaneous strips. A device and method is shown that enables any st

A toner cartridge of a laser printer, copier or facsimile machine has various strips in it for various functions. Among the strips are recovery blades, spreader blades, wiper blades, certain shipping seals, doctor blades and other miscleaneous strips. A device and method is shown that enables any strip or modular shipping seal to be ergonomically installed in a userfriendly way by leaving a strip of protective liner protruding from the strip for easy removal. Also, a device and method for attachment of strips is shown that utilizes a positioning tab stiffener device for userfriendly easy insertion of the strip into a toner cartridge, laser printer, copy cartridge or facsimile machine. After the positioning tab is used to install the strip, the positioning tab stiffener device is removed from the strip assembly. By using preferential 2-sided tapes or transfer tapes that are removable on one surface, the positioning device tab may be removed easier. The positioning device tab device may even stick out on one edge with no adhesive on sticking out portion where this portion that sticks out is easier to remove. Furthermore, a pickup magnetic strip as is used adjacent recovery blades may be made in blocks or groupings for userfriendly removal of protective liner for easier installation.

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1. A device for sealing a toner passage in a toner hopper used in printers, copying machines, facsimile machines, toner cartridges used therein, or any image forming apparatus said device including:a positioning support; a first adhesive or tape layer adhered to said positioning support; at least on

1. A device for sealing a toner passage in a toner hopper used in printers, copying machines, facsimile machines, toner cartridges used therein, or any image forming apparatus said device including:a positioning support; a first adhesive or tape layer adhered to said positioning support; at least one kiss-cut extending through said positioning support to divide said positioning support into a main body portion and a tail portion whereby said tail portion can be removed prior to installation of said device; said positioning support and said first adhesive or tape layer being removably adhered to a flexible material layer with a main body portion and a tail portion divided by a positioning of said at least one kiss-cut through said positioning support; a second adhesive or tape layer having a first surface adhered to said flexible material layer; a release liner removably joined to a second surface of said second adhesive or tape layer and adapted to be removed to allow installation of said device whereby said main body portion of said positioning support can be removed after said device has been attached to a toner hopper to complete installation of said device.