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PCT No. PCT/GB95/00107 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 9, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 9, 1996 PCT Filed Jan. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/20490 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 3, 1995A thermal transfer ribbon cassette system for use with a thermal transfer printer comprises supply and take-up spools, a thermal transfer ribbon extending between the spools with one end loaded onto the supply spool and the other onto the take-up spool, a cassette casing (10) with spool-locating means (15, 16) to locate and retain the two ribbon-carrying spools (5) spaced-apart, parallel and rotatable during printing, the spacing between the spools being predetermined to fit the printer, and a disposable loading member (20) comprising a rigid body portion (21) shaped to be manually transportable and having spool-holding means (23) releasably to hold the loaded spools (5) parallel, non-rotatable and spaced apart with the same predetermined spacing as the spool-locating means (15, 16); the spools (5), casing (10) and loading member (20) being adapted to enable the spools (5) to be inserted into the spool-locating means (15, 16) of the casing (10) while being held by the loading member (20), and to enable the loading member (20) thereafter to be withdrawn while the spools (5) are retained in the casing (10).
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