Carbon ribbon supply package

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION: A HOLLOW RIBBON CORE ON WHICH A RIBBON IS WOUND, AND A COMBINED PACKAGE AND MONTING CONTAINER FOR SAID CORE WOUND RIBBON ADAPTED TO BE NON-ROTATIVELY SECURED TO A TYPEWRITER FRAME, SAID CONTAINER COMPRISING A PAIR OF RIBBON GUIDE FLANGES, ONE OF SAID FLANGES HAVING A COAXIALLY FORMED SLEEVE EXTENDING TOWARD THE OTHER OF SAID FLANGES DIMENSIONED TO ROTAT ABLY SUPPORT SAID RIBBON CORE AND TO BE SUPPORTED BY A TYPEWRITER FRAME SUPPORTED POST EXTENDING THEREINTO, ANNULAR MEANS PERIPHERALLY FIXEDLY SECURING SAID RIBBON GUIDE FLANGES IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION SO THAT THE AXIAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID FLANGES IS GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID RIBBON, AND A REMOVABLE SPACER DISPOSED BETWEEN ONE SIDE OF SAID CORE WOUND RIBBON AND ONE OF SAID GUIDE FLANGES TO PREVENT AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CORE WOUND RIBBON BETWEEN FLANGES DURING SHIPPING AND STORAGE SAID ANNULAR MEANS HAVING CUT OUT SECTIONS TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF SAID SPACER AND TO PROVIDE AN EXIT FOR SAID RIBBON RESPECTIVELY.