Method of dispensing metal-backed printing blankets
AssigneeDay International, Inc.
InventorsJohn Rocco Elia, Darren Reed McCracken, Thomas Gerald Ferguson
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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.
Claims8
A method of mounting a rolled printing blanket to a cylinder of a printing press, said method comprising:
- providing a carton containing the rolled printing blanket;
- opening a slit in said carton to withdraw a mounting end of the printing blanket;
- securing said mounting end in a locking device of said cylinder;
- rotating the cylinder;
- and
- controlling the alignment and tension of the printing blanket as it mounts on the rotating cylinder until the printing blanket is completely dispensed from the carton.
A method of mounting a rolled printing blanket to a cylinder of a printing press, said method comprising:
- providing a carton containing a rolled printing blanket;
- opening a slit in the carton;
- withdrawing a mounting end of the rolled printing blanket through the slit;
- marking alignment marks on the rolled printing blanket adjacent the mounting end of the printing blanket, wherein the alignment marks are marked in accordance with an alignment reference provided on the carton;
- securing said mounting end in a locking device of a cylinder of a printing press using the alignment marks;
- rotating the cylinder;
- and
- controlling the alignment and tension of the printing blanket by grasping the carton as the metal backed printing blanket mounts on the cylinder until the printing blanket is completely dispensed from the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.