A printing blanket assembly for a printing blanket cylinder of a rotary press, having a dimensionally stable carrier plate (02, 18) with two ends, of which one forms a leading end and the other forms a trailing end with respect to the rotation of the printing blanket cylinder, and which can be fixed to the printing blanket cylinder by turned-over limbs (21, 22) that are free of the printing blanket, and having a printing blanket (03, 19) fixed to the outside of the carrier plate (02, 18) and having a leading end (12, 31) and a trailing end (11, 32), characterized in that both ends (11, 12;
- 31, 32) of the printing blanket (03, 19) project beyond the turned-over edge (08, 09;
- 27, 28) of the associated limb (04, 06;
- 21, 22) of the carrier plate (02, 18), and in that in each case a supporting element (13, 14;
- 34, 36) for supporting the projection is arranged between the turned-over edge (08, 09;
- 27, 28) and the inner side of the printing blanket (03, 19).