Patent ID: 7841709

Claim:
An ink cartridge holder for holding a plurality of ink cartridges, comprising: a peripheral wall portion which allows the plurality of ink cartridges to be inserted thereinto and withdrawn therefrom through an opening formed at one of opposite ends thereof; and at least one partition wall portion each of which is formed integrally with the peripheral wall portion, the at least one partition wall portion interconnecting two portions of the peripheral wall portion that are opposed to each other, and partitioning an inner space of the peripheral wall portion into a plurality of sections whose number corresponds to a number of the plurality of ink cartridges; and at least one extension wall portion each of which extends continuously from a corresponding one of the at least one partition wall portion along one of the two opposed portions of the peripheral wall portion toward the opening, and each of which is formed integrally with the corresponding one of the at least one partition wall portion and the peripheral wall portion, wherein the at least one partition wall portion is distant from the opening relative to the corresponding at least one extension wall portion.