Patent ID: 8454143

Claim:
A liquid container comprising: a case; and a liquid containing bag contained in the case, the liquid containing bag having a supply opening portion and configured to contain a liquid supplied to an image forming apparatus via the supply opening portion, wherein the case includes an integrally formed hollow body having a front opening portion, a rear opening portion, and a supply-opening fixing portion, the supply-opening fixing portion being disposed on a front end of the hollow body and to which the supply opening portion of the liquid containing bag is fixedly attached; a front cover configured to cover the front opening portion of the hollow body; and a rear cover configured to cover the rear opening portion of the hollow body, wherein the front opening portion is disposed on an opposite side of the case from the rear opening portion, and has a size and configuration that permits the liquid containing bag to be removed by being pulled out of the hollow body via the front opening portion after the liquid has been dispensed from the liquid containing bag, and the rear opening portion has a size and configuration that permits the liquid containing bag filled with ink to be inserted into the hollow body via the rear opening portion.