Patent ID: 7115314

Claim:
An in-line supply of a print media that can be entirely separated and individually dispensed in succession, comprising: a web of printable media having a transverse dimension, a longitudinal dimension and having regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets; the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web; the web comprising folds in the transverse dimension and along the lines of perforation; a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along each of the lines of perforation, wherein the pattern of ties extending along the lines of perforation includes a first group of ties located adjacent to a first one of the edges of the web, a second group of ties located adjacent to a second one of the edges of the web, and a third group of ties located intermediate the first and second groups of ties and overlying the centerline of the web; and the tie in the third group of ties which is located closest to the first edge of the web is located a first distance from the first edge of the web, the tie in the third group of ties which is located closest to the second edge of the web is located a second distance from the second edge of the web, and the tie in the first group of ties which is located closest to the second edge of the web is located a third distance from the tie in the second group of ties which is located closest to the first edge of the web; the ties in the first group occupying a larger percentage of the first distance than the percentage which the ties in the third group occupy in the third distance, and the ties in the second group occupying a larger percentage of the second distance than the percentage which the ties in the third group occupy in the third distance; wherein the web is made of a flexible non-elastic material.