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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
John Rocco Elia, Arden, NC (US);
Darren Reed Mccracken, Clyde, NC (US);
Sandra H. Ferguson, Waynesville, NC (US);
John Rocco Elia, Arden, NC (US);
Darren Reed McCracken, Clyde, NC (US);
Sandra H. Ferguson, Waynesville, NC (US);
Day International, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of dispensing a metal-backed printing blanket onto a printing press cylinder in a controlled fashion is provided. A carton containing the rolled printing blanket may be provided, and a lengthwise slit or opening is opened to withdraw a mounting end of the printing blanket. The alignment and tension of the printing blanket is controlled as it mounts on the printing press cylinder. Parallel reference lines on the carton may be used to draw alignment marks on the printing blanket such that it may be properly inserted into a locking device of the printing press cylinder. The alignment and tension may be controlled using graspable sides of the carton.