Patent ID: 6997629

Claim:
A supply item for data bearing identification or financial document production equipment, comprising: a supply cylinder having first and second ends, the first end defining a first opening having a first geometry and the second end defining a second opening; a take-up cylinder having first and second ends, the first end of the take-up cylinder defining a first opening having a second geometry, the second geometry is different than the first geometry and the second end defining a second opening; a web material wound onto the supply cylinder, the web material including a take-up end that is attachable to the take-up cylinder; wherein the first end of at least one of the supply cylinder or the take-up cylinder defining an inner perimeter where the first end is partially closed when viewed in an end plan view, the first opening at the first end of the supply cylinder or the take-up cylinder being disposed within the inner perimeter, the first opening having an area less than an area of the second opening at the second end of the supply cylinder or the take-up cylinder.