RECONDITIONING METHOD FOR PROCESS CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGEAND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAMEA remanufacturing method of a processcartridge detachably mountable to an image formingapparatus includes disassembling the process5 cartridge into a first frame having a developeraccommodating portion for accommodating a developerand a second frame having a developer carrying memberfor carrying the developer supplied from the developeraccommodating portion toward an image bearing member,10 thus exposing an opening of the first frame forpermitting movement of the developer form the firstframe to the second frame; removing residual which isresulted from a covering member having been used forsealing the opening and which remains around the15 opening, wherein the covering member has a sealingportion for sealing the opening and an extension forpermitting the sealing portion to be torn with a partthereof remaining around the opening to open theopening, by pulling the extension, wherein the20 residual is a part.of the sealing portion; mounting afresh covering member to seal the opening; thensupplying the developer accommodating portion with afresh developer; and then engaging the first andsecond frames together.Figure 3
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