Squeegee device
AssigneeStork Amsterdam B.V.
InventorJacobus Gerardus Vertegaal
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Abstract
A squeegee device for a cylindrical stencil comprising a fitting and a thin flexible strip has one edge secured in said fitting. The opposite free edge of the flexible strip has a rigidifying, reinforcing member thereon, such as a cylindrical rod which is in contact with the inner wall of the stencil.
Claims4
A squeegee device for a cylindrical stencil of a screen printing machine comprising a flexible squeegee strip comprising a thin metal strip for applying compressive force against the inner wall of the stencil, one edge of said strip being secured in a fitting and the other free edge of the strip protruding from the fitting, means on the free edge of the strip at least a portion of which bears directly against the inner wall of the stencil for rigidifying said free edge so the flexures of the free edge during printing are avoided and uniform contact of the free edge with the stencil is obtained.
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