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Plate loader for offset printing machines

CA 1115121 A · Owner: Gestetner Limited · Inventors: Selman, Thomas G.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A plate loader for an offset printing machine includes means for allowing the loader to be pivoted between an operative position in which drive is automatically connected to the plate forwarding means of the plate loader and a raised, inoperative position in which drive is automatically disconnected from the plate forwarding means to allow plates to be fed by hand.

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  • Granted December 29, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 29, 1998.
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FiledMay 8, 1979
GrantedDecember 29, 1981
Term endedDecember 29, 1998
Patent numberCA 1115121 A
Classification (IPC)B41L11/08 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedMay 8, 1979Patent grantedDec 29, 1981Term endedDec 29, 1998

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