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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles B Leader, Jr, Napoleon, OH (US);
Chad E Cox, Napoleon, OH (US);
Gary L Hammitt, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Leader Engineering-Fabrication, Inc., Napoleon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1013821 ; 101477 ; 33621 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting flexible printing plates on a printing cylinder includes a base rotatably supporting a printing cylinder in a predetermined position and support having a turntable for supporting a flexible printing plate having a reference point thereon and a front plate support mounted adjacent the front of the turntable. Means for selectively moving front plate support and an associated pressure roll toward and away from the turntable to facilitate the application of the flexible printing plate onto the printing cylinder in a predetermined position.