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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H Genest, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Andrew J Gaworowski, Moore, SC (US);
Herman D Sheron, Seneca, SC (US);
Assignee:
Reeves Brothers, Inc., Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29270 ; 29271 ; 29272 ; 29278 ; 29282 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tool used to insert the sleeve of a cylindrical printing blanket over a press cylinder. One end of the tool is equipped with a tapered portion which forms a snug fit with the inside wall of the sleeve. This tapered portion is formed on a ring shaped member, a plurality of connecting rods connect the ring shaped member to a base plate attached to a handle. The length of these connecting rods is sufficient to accommodate the length of a bearing assembly of the press cylinder onto which the cylindrical blanket is mounted.