Patent ID: 7682006

Claim:
A liquid container adapted to be detachably mounted on a liquid consuming device, the liquid container comprising: a liquid containing portion storing liquid therein; a liquid supply portion adapted to be connected to the liquid consuming device when the liquid container is mounted on the liquid consuming device; a liquid guide path configured to guide the liquid stored in the liquid containing portion to the liquid supply portion; and an air communicating hole configured to introduce external air into the liquid containing portion according to consumption of the liquid in the liquid containing portion, wherein the liquid containing portion includes a first inner wall surface, a second inner wall surface that crosses the first inner wall surface to form a corner portion therebetween, and a communicating the liquid containing portion with the liquid guide path; and wherein the port is adjacent to the second inner wall surface such an extent that the port is situated inside a meniscus of the liquid that is formed at the corner portion.