US 2012/0067235 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING PRINTING FORMS ON A MOUNTABLE SURFACE

Abstract

A method and apparatus of securing and tensioning a printing form in an apparatus having a rotatable drum, comprising positioning a first portion of the printing form over a first set of pins that are coupled to a surface of the drum. The first portion of the printing form is then stamped onto the first set of pins thereby securing the first portion of the printing form to the drum. A rotatable member having a second set of pins is rotated so that the circumferential distance between the first set of pins and the second set of pins, is about equal to the length of the printing form. The drum is rotated until a second portion of the printing form is positioned above the second set of pins. The second portion of the printing form is then stamped onto the second set of pins.

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Dependent claims

A system for securing a printing form, comprising:

a rotatable drum;
a first set of pins that are coupled to a surface of the drum;
a second set of pins that are disposed on a member that rotatably extends over a portion of the drum surface and is mounted so that the member can rotate with the drum;
and
a bar that is positioned over a portion of the rotatable drum and is moveable from a nonstamping position to a first stamping position wherein the bar stamps a first portion of the printing form onto the first set of pins, and to a second stamping position wherein the bar stamps a second portion of the printing form onto the second set of pins.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for securing printing forms on a mountable surface

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Method and apparatus for securing printing forms on a mountable surface

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Abstract

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