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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Albert Charette, Rollinsford, NH (US);
Christian Heinz Miescher, Newburgport, MA (US);
David Crowell Emery, York, ME (US);
Charles Henry Dufour, Durham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 2/700 ; B25B 7/00 ; B25B 2/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 2/700 ; B25B 7/00 ; B25B 2/706 ;
Abstract
A printing sleeve removal device includes a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm movable with respect to the second jaw arm, the first and second jaw arms having ends forming a jaw to engage a printing sleeve. Also disclosed is a method for removing a printing sleeve comprising engaging a printing sleeve on a printing cylinder with a first jaw arm and a second jaw arm and moving the printing sleeve via the first and second jaw arms so as to slide the printing sleeve axially with respect to the printing cylinder.