Patent ID: 6851798

Claim:
A liquid container for accommodating liquid for recording to be supplied to a liquid ejection recording head, said liquid container being detachably mountable to a supply tube which is in fluid communication with said liquid ejection recording head, said liquid container comprising: a liquid containing portion for accommodating the liquid for recording; a supply opening which is provided in said liquid containing portion and into which said supply tube is inserted; an outer casing covering at least such a side surface of said liquid containing portion as is provided with said supply opening; a space portion provided between said liquid containing portion and said outer casing; and a capillary force generating member disposed in said space portion and having an opening smaller than said supply opening, said capillary force generating member being positioned by being sandwiched between an outer surface of said supply opening and said outer casing; wherein said capillary force generating member is constituted mainly by a single member, and has an opening smaller than said supply opening, wherein said capillary force generating member has an absorbing region effective to absorb the liquid for recording and a storing region for storing the liquid for recording absorbed in the absorbing region.