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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reinhold R Durr, Wurzburg, DE;
Assignee:
Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft, Wurzburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1014151 ; 1013821 ; 101383 ; 101378 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting flexible printing plates on a forme cylinder utilizes one or more insert bars that are positioned in cylinder grooves. Each insert bar has a pair of tensioning bars which are biased circumferentially toward each other. An inflatable tube is positioned between the tensioning bars and upon inflation will spread plate engaging hooked ends of the tensioning bars apart from each other.