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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
John W Powers, Springfield, MO (US);
Daniel G Choate, Everton, MO (US);
Western Litho Plate & Supply Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for exposing photosensitized plates to light through films. The apparatus has an infeed end, an outfeed end forward of the infeed end, opposite sides, an exposure station forward of the infeed end at which a plate is exposed to light through a film, and a carriage for carrying plates and films in a forward direction from a loading station at the infeed end of the machine to the exposure station. The apparatus includes a support for supporting a stack of plates at one side of the apparatus generally adjacent the infeed end of the apparatus. A conveyor system conveys a plate in side-to-side direction with respect to the apparatus from the one side of the apparatus to the loading station. A transfer mechanism removes a top plate from the stack of plates and transfers it to the conveyor system for conveyance to the loading station.