attached umbilical assembly 36 the inkjet cartridge 21 possesses a smaller reservoir containing approximately 40 cc of ink an ink carrying conduit 23 extends from the small reservoir of the inkjet cartridge 21 along the surface of a looped umbilical spine 24 and is terminated at a rigid needle like probe 27 the probe 27 is mounted to a docking slide 22 which possesses latching and handling means for attaching to a docking platform 16 the docking slide 22 is slideably mounted to the docking platform 16 such that the probe 27 can penetrate the septum 2 of the recharge cartridge 1 thereby facilitating ink flow from the recharge cartridge 1 to the smaller reservoir of the translating inkjet cartridge 21 the recharge cartridge 1 is slideably mounted into position in the inkjet printer by means of a stationary set of grooves 18 which are an integral part of the printer frame structure 17 flanged surfaces 6 on the recharge cartridge 1 cooperate with these grooves to establish a stable lateral position a cylindrical stem 4 extending from the recharge cartridge 1 possesses a tubular conduit to the ink chamber that is terminated by a soft elastomeric septum 2 an annular ring 3 located on.