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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicant:
Shingo Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Shingo Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 (2006.01); B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 3/04 (2006.01); B65B 31/00 (2006.01); B67C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid container includes a liquid chamber, and a liquid supply chamber at least partially defined by at least one wall having a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening formed therethrough. A method of filling such a liquid container includes the steps of closing the third opening, positioning the liquid container in a predetermined orientation, and introducing liquid into the liquid supply chamber via the second opening. The method also includes the step of introducing liquid into the liquid chamber after the step of introducing liquid into the liquid supply chamber.