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Inkjet recording apparatus and ink cartridge

  • US 7,438,401 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2004
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A liquid container, comprising:

  • a container body having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall lying in a first plane and the second wall lying in a second plane that intersects the first plane, the container body having an interior;

    a liquid supply port formed in the second wall;

    a recess formed in the first wall, the recess including a floor lying in a plane parallel to the first plane and a perimeter wall;

    a guide structure disposed within the recess, at least a portion of said guide structure extending from the floor of the recess toward the first wall; and

    a first slanted surface that is inclined from a first part of the floor of the recess toward the first wall, the first slanted surface being located between the guide structure and the perimeter wall,wherein the perimeter wall has two straight side portions and a generally M-shaped portion having side legs, the side legs of the M-shaped portion meeting, respectively, the straight side portions.

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