Patent ID: 8500254

Claim:
A liquid supply apparatus configured to supply a liquid for a liquid-consuming apparatus, comprising: a liquid container comprising: a storage chamber configured to store the liquid therein; and an engaging portion provided on an outer surface of the liquid container; and an attaching section to which the liquid container is attachable, which is formed with an opening through which the liquid container is configured to be inserted into the attaching section in an insertion direction, wherein the attaching section comprises: a holding member configured to have an attitude which is changable between a first attitude and a second attitude, wherein the holding member is urged toward the first attitude, and wherein the holding member is configured to engage with the engaging portion of the liquid container to hold the liquid container at a particular position when the holding member has the first attitude, and the holding member is configured not to engage with the engaging portion of the liquid container when the holding member has the second attitude; a cover configured to selectively have an open attitude and a close attitude, wherein the opening is not covered by the cover and opened when the cover has the open attitude, and the opening is covered by the cover and closed when the cover has the close attitude; and a closing-preventive member provided on the cover and configured such that, when the cover moves toward the close attitude, the closing-preventive member does not abut against the holding member having the first attitude and abuts against the holding member having an attitude different from the first attitude and thereby preventing the cover from having the close attitude, wherein the closing-preventive member has a shape configured to guide the holding member having the attitude different from the first attitude to move toward the second attitude.