Tag and label printing press
OwnerLeon W. Beaudoininventor
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Abstract
A printing station for a tag and label printing press. The printing station extends outwardly from a frame of the printing press. The printing station has printing roller, an ink roller, and a backing roller. A frame extension is provided for connected outward ends of the rollers to each other. An upper section of the extension frame is movable relative to the printing press frame and movable relative to a lower section of the extension frame. The upper section has the printing roller. The lower section has the ink roller and the backing roller. The extension frame connects the outward ends of the rollers to each other outwardly from the rollers' outward ends.
Claims14
In a tag and label printing press having an unwind station, printing stations and a final product station arranged in series relative to each other, the printing stations being serially arranged on a frame of the printing press, each printing station having an ink roller, a printing roller and a backing roller, all of the printing station rollers extending outwardly from the frame, the improvement comprising:
- at least one of the printing stations having a frame extension connecting outward ends of the printing station rollers to each other.
A method of modifying a tag and label printing press comprising steps of:
- removing a generally cantilevered printing roll support frame from a frame of the printing press, the support frame having been movably mounted on the printing press frame;
- and
- connecting a frame extension to the printing press frame, a first portion of the frame extension being movably mounted to the printing press frame at a location where the support frame was previously mounted to the printing press frame, and a second portion of the frame extension being stationarily connected to the printing press frame.
A printing station for a tag and label printing press, the printing station comprising:
- rollers including a printing roller and a backing roller;
- and
- an extension frame having a first section with a first end movably connectable to a printing press frame and a second end connected to an outward end of the printing roller, and a second section with a third end connected to an outward end of the backing roller and a fourth end stationarily connectable to the printing press frame, wherein the first and second sections are movably connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.