Claims
- 1. An ink feed container comprising:a plurality of ink storage bags; a case main body with an opening; at least one partitioning member, said at least one partitioning member having a plurality of partitioning member engagement parts which engage with said main case body; and a lid body with a plurality of lid engagement parts formed thereon that engage with said case main body, wherein at least one of said lid engagement parts and at least one of said plurality of partitioning member engagement parts engage with a side wall of said case main body at locations spaced apart from an upper edge of said side wall; wherein said plurality of ink storage bags are accommodated in said case main body and separated from each other by said at least one partitioning member; wherein said lid body seals said opening of said case main body.
- 2. An ink feed container, comprising:a plurality of ink storage bags; a case main body with an opening; at least one partitioning member, said at least one partitioning member having a partitioning member engagement part formed thereon which engages with a respective first engagement hole formed in said main case body; and a lid body with a lid engagement part formed thereon which engages with a second engagement hole formed in said case main body; wherein said first engagement hole and said second engagement hole extend in a side wall of said case main body at locations spaced apart from an upper edge of said side wall; wherein said plurality of ink storage bags are accommodated in said case main body and are separated from each other by said at least one partitioning member; and wherein said lid body seals said opening of said case main body.
- 3. The ink feed container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said locations are vertically aligned with respect to each other.
- 4. The ink feed container as claimed in claim 2, wherein said locations are vertically aligned with respect to each other.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/018,334 filed Feb. 4, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,106,112 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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