Differential perforation pattern for dispensing print media

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 regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets;
• the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web;
• a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along the lines of perforation, wherein the pattern of ties extending along the lines of perforation includes more ties adjacent to the edges of the web than there are ties adjacent to the centerline of the web;
• and
• the ties occupying a larger portion of the lines of perforation adjacent to the edges of the web than adjacent to the centerline of the web sufficient to relatively increase resistance to tearing along the lines of perforation starting near either of the two edges while relatively decreasing resistance to tearing along the same lines of perforation starting near the centerline of the web;
• wherein the web is made of a flexible non-elastic material.

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 regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets;
• the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web;
• a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along the lines of perforation;
• and
• the ties occupying a larger portion of the lines of perforation adjacent to the edges of the web than adjacent to the centerline of the web sufficient to relatively increase resistance to tearing along the lines of perforation starting near either of the two edges while relatively decreasing resistance to tearing along the same lines of perforation starting near the centerline of the web;
• wherein the web is made of a flexible non-elastic material;
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• wherein the pattern of ties is arranged and configured such that when a tensile force is applied to the centerline of an individually dispensable sheet contained in the web, the ties between the individually dispensable sheet and the next adjacent individually dispensable sheet contained in the web which are adjacent to the centerline of the web will rupture prior to the rupture of the ties between the individually dispensable sheet and the next adjacent individually dispensable sheet which are adjacent to the edges of the web.

A method of making 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 regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets;
• the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web;
• a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along the lines of perforation, wherein the pattern of ties extending along the lines of perforation includes ties adjacent to the edges of the web which are wider than ties adjacent to the centerline of the web;
• the ties occupying a larger portion of the lines of perforation adjacent to the edges of the web than adjacent to the centerline of the web sufficient to relatively increase resistance to tearing along the lines of perforation starting near either of the two edges while relatively decreasing resistance to tearing along the same lines of perforation starting near the centerline of the web, comprising the steps of:
• advancing the web of printable media along an in-line press and cutting the slits along successive lines of perforation;
• and
• folding the web of printable media along the successive lines of perforation into a stack.

A method of making 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 regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets;
• the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web;
• a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along the lines of perforation, wherein the pattern of ties extending along the lines of perforation includes more ties adjacent to the edges of the web than there are ties adjacent to the centerline of the web;
• the ties occupying a larger portion of the lines of perforation adjacent to the edges of the web than adjacent to the centerline of the web sufficient to relatively increase resistance to tearing along the lines of perforation starting near either of the two edges while relatively decreasing resistance to tearing along the same lines of perforation starting near the centerline of the web, comprising the steps of:
• advancing the web of printable media along an in-line press and cutting the slits along successive lines of perforation;
• and
• folding the web of printable media along the successive lines of perforation into a stack.

A method of making 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 regularly spaced lines of perforation for separating the web into individually dispensable sheets;
• the lines of perforation extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and crossing a longitudinal centerline between two edges of the web;
• a pattern of ties separated by slits extending along the lines of perforation;
• the ties occupying a larger portion of the lines of perforation adjacent to the edges of the web than adjacent to the centerline of the web sufficient to relatively increase resistance to tearing along the lines of perforation starting near either of the two edges while relatively decreasing resistance to tearing along the same lines of perforation starting near the centerline of the web, wherein the pattern of ties is arranged and configured such that when a tensile force is applied to the centerline of an individually dispensable sheet contained in the web, the ties between the individually dispensable sheet and the next adjacent individually dispensable sheet contained in the web which are adjacent to the centerline of the web will rupture prior to the rupture of the ties between the individually dispensable sheet and the next adjacent individually dispensable sheet which are adjacent to the edges of the web, comprising the steps of:
• advancing the web of printable media along an in-line press and cutting the slits along successive lines of perforation;
• and
• folding the web of printable media along the successive lines of perforation into a stack.