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US 2010/0245501 A1Published application
Liquid containers
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomohiro KANBE, Hisaki SAKURAI, Toyonori SASAKI
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Abstract
A liquid container includes a liquid chamber configured to store liquid, and a float positioned in the liquid chamber and configured to move according to a change in a level of a liquid surface in the liquid chamber. The float includes a liquid-retaining portion configured to retain liquid therein, and at least a portion of the liquid-retaining portion is positioned above the liquid surface when a portion of the float is positioned above the liquid surface.
Claims11
A liquid container comprising:
- a liquid chamber configured to store liquid;
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- a float positioned in the liquid chamber and configured to move according to a change in a level of a liquid surface in the liquid chamber, wherein the float comprises a liquid-retaining portion configured to retain liquid therein, and at least a portion of the liquid-retaining portion is positioned above the liquid surface when a portion of the float is positioned above the liquid surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.