Patent ID: 6890057

Claim:
An ink jet printer waste ink storage apparatus comprising: one or more waste ink containers, at least one of a bottom or bottoms of which is capable of receiving waste ink dripping by way of one or more waste ink tubes from one or more recording heads; and one or more waste ink absorption pads, at least one of which is capable of absorbing and storing at least a portion of the waste ink received by at least one of the bottom or bottoms of at least one of the waste ink container or containers, the ink jet printer waste ink storage apparatus provided with one or more bosses at one or more drip regions where at least a portion of the waste ink drips into at least one of the bottom or bottoms of at least one of the waste ink container or containers, and the at least one of the ink absorption pad or pads is disposed at a location preventing it from coming into direct contact with at least one of the boss or bosses and preventing it from coming into direct contact with the waste ink droplet or droplets dripping onto at least one of the boss or bosses.