Patent ID: 7134747

Claim:
An ink container comprising: a casing having a substantially rectangular shape; a plurality of ink accommodating portions defined by partition in said casing; ink supply ports provided, in a bottom side of said casing, for said ink accommodating portions, respectively; a first engaging portion engageable with a first engaging hole of a holder; and a second engaging portion, provided on a latch lever engageable with a second engaging hole of the holder; wherein said ink container is detachably mountable to said holder provided with a recording head portion for ejecting ink accommodated in said ink accommodating portion, wherein said first engaging portion, said ink supply ports and said second engaging portion are disposed substantially along a line a respective positions deviated toward one of lone edges of the bottom side, and wherein a plurality of dimple portions are formed around said ink supply ports, respectively, and each of circumferences of said dimple portions opens adjacent to one of the long edges.