Toner cartridge seal assembly

1. A seal assembly for use in an imaging cartridge comprising:

a gasket having first and second sides;

a removable handle attached to an end of the gasket;

a removable seal having a first side adhered to the first side of the gasket by an adhesive;

a seal tail attached to an end of the removable seal;

a release liner having a first side adhered to the second side of the gasket by an adhesive; and

a release liner tail attached to an end of the release liner and adapted to be folded back over the release liner.

2. The seal assembly of claim 1 wherein a portion of the release liner tail is wrapped around an end of the seal assembly opposite the removable handle.

3. The seal assembly of claim 2 wherein the portion is held in place by an adhesive.

4. The seal assembly of claim 1 wherein the adhesive adhering the first side of the release liner to the second side of the gasket is adapted for attaching the seal assembly over a toner hopper opening of the imaging cartridge.

5. The seal assembly of claim 1 wherein when the release liner tail is folded back over the release liner, an end of the release liner tail extends to an area near the removable handle.

6. A method of sealing an imaging cartridge comprising:

providing a seal assembly for use in an imaging cartridge comprising a gasket having first and second sides, the first side at least partially covered by a first adhesive and the second side at least partially covered by a second adhesive, a removable handle attached to an end of the gasket, a removable seal having a first side adhered to the first side of the gasket by the first adhesive, a seal tail attached to an end of the removable seal, a release liner having a first side adhered to the second side of the gasket by the second adhesive, and a release liner tail attached to an end of the release Liner and folded back over the release liner;

inserting the seal assembly into a sealing channel of an imaging cartridge such that an end of the release liner tail extends outward from the imaging cartridge;

pulling on the end of the release liner tail to remove the release liner from the seal assembly and expose the second adhesive; and

adhering the second adhesive to a surface of the imaging cartridge.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein prior to the step of inserting, a portion of the release liner tail is wrapped around an end of the seal assembly.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the portion is held in place by an adhesive.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein after the step of inserting, the end of the release liner tail is disposed near the removable handle.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

removing the removable handle.