Patent ID: 8366035

Claim:
A supply package configured for an apparatus for dispensing sheet material in the form of pre-cut towels or a roll or a bundle of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web, said supply package comprising: a supply of said sheet material, the supply of said sheet material being a coreless roll, having a cylindrical mantle and two end portions; and a support element which is part of the supply package itself, said support element being attached to said supply of sheet material in a manner such that said support element may be released from said supply of sheet material before said supply of sheet material is empty, said support element including a radio frequency identification tag having an antenna and a memory circuit, said antenna being adapted to communicate with a radio frequency identification base station arranged in said apparatus, and said memory circuit containing stored information adapted to be readable for a controller in said apparatus, the stored information being Control, Status, ID, Size or Quality, with the Control information being for reliable and safe communication, the status information being to verify whether the roll is empty or not, the ID information being to identify a particular supply or the type of supply that is used in the dispenser, and the Size information being for information about the size of the supply, said support element being constituted by an adapter having a first end and a second end including a protrusion, said protrusion being introduced into a central opening provided in the end portions of the roll; and a connector device arranged in said apparatus for locating said supply of sheet material in a dispensing position in said apparatus, said support element being arranged to support said supply of sheet material on said connector device, the first end of the support element being adapted to be attached to said connector device.