Patent ID: 6609788
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A liquid container for containing liquid which is detachably mountable to a main assembly of a recording apparatus for effecting recording by depositing the liquid onto a recording material, said liquid container comprising:a container body for containing the liquid; a connecting portion, provided on a first side of said container body, for establishing a supply path for fluid communication with the main assembly of the recording apparatus when said liquid container is mounted to the main assembly of the recording apparatus; a covering member connected with said container body at a side of said container body; a first pair of locking portions, one of which is provided on said first side of said container body, and the other of which is provided on a corresponding side of said covering member, respectively, said first pair of locking portions being locked with each other; a second pair of locking portions, one of which is provided on a second side, facing in the direction perpendicular to said first side, of said container body, and the other of which is provided on a corresponding side of said covering member, respectively, said second pair of locking portions being locked with each other; and a recess and a projection, one of which is provided in or on said second side of said container body, and the other of which is provided in or on the corresponding side of said covering member, respectively, said recess and projection being engaged with each other, and said recess and projection being disposed at said second pair of locking portions.