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US 4,491,072 AGranted
Plate holder for pad printing machines
OwnerBernd Berberichinventor
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A printing plate holder for pad printing machines is comprised of a plate-shaped base body that has a recessed ink reservoir on its upper surface extending parallel to the back. Located in the area of the plate holder in front of the ink reservoir is a receptacle which is dimensioned to accommodate the measurements of the desired size printing plate which is held by clamping means. For the plate holder to accept plates of various sizes, the ink reservoir and the plate receptacle extend over the entire width of the base body with the same cross section. Two clamping bars function to adjust the width of the ink reservoir and of the plate receptacle to the width of the printing plate used. The undersides of the clamping bars are constructed to conform to the contours of the top surface of the base body and are provided with a flexible, solvent resistant sealant coating.
Printing plate holder for pad printing machines, comprising a plate-shaped base body with an ink reservoir recessed in the upper side of the base body and extending parallel to the back, the area of the base body in front of the ink reservoir being provided with a plate receptacle which is dimensioned to accommodate the measurements of a printing plate and clamping means, characterized in that said ink reservoir (21) and said plate receptacle (35) each have the same cross section for and extend for the entire width of said base body (10), and that the width of said ink reservoir (21) and said plate receptacle (35) is adjustable to the width of any desired plate (20, 20', 20") used by means of two clamping bars (17), the undersides of said clamping bars (17) being constructed to conform to the contours of the upper side of said base body (10) and being provided with a flexible solvent resistant sealant coating (19).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.