Patent ID: 8556205

Claim:
A web supply system for a printer comprising: a frame having a first mounting support and a second mounting support that are positioned along an axis of rotation and separated by a separation distance during a supply of a web from a core; a first core mounting having a first surface that is rotatably supportable by the first mounting support for rotation about the axis of rotation and a first engagement end to provide support for a first end of a core; and a second core mounting having a second surface that is rotatably supportable by the second mounting support for rotation about the axis of rotation and a second engagement end to provide support for a second end of the core; wherein the first core mounting further has an engagement surface proximate the first engagement end that is at a first engagement angle that is not perpendicular to the axis of rotation and the first end of the core has a first engaged surface at the first end that is at a first engaged angle, such that when the first engaged angle and the first engagement angle correspond, the first core mounting and the second core mounting support the core for rotation about the axis of rotation, and when the first engagement angle and the first engaged angle do not correspond, the first core mounting and the second core mounting do not support the core for rotation around the axis of rotation.