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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Glenn Alan Guaraldi, Kingston, NH (US);
Warren Hess Jarrard, Rochester, NH (US);
Edward E Urquhart, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Heidelberg Harris Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for mounting a printing plate on a printing unit cylinder, with the printing unit cylinder having an opening in a clamping area. A lock-up bar is slidably mounted in the opening of the printing unit cylinder, the lock-up bar having an element for retaining at least one edge of a printing plate. A tucking device substantially extends on the clamping area, the tucking device being provided with a protection element and with a plurality of tucking elements arranged over the clamping area and over the width of the printing unit cylinder.