Abstract: A print image treatment device is formed of a contact member which is coated on the peripheral surface with an excessive ink removing liquid incompatible with printing ink for forming a print image and having a lower surface tension than the printing ink, and is rotated in a specific direction, a facing member which serves to bring the printed side of a printed paper into contact with the excessive ink removing liquid by feeding the printed paper nipped between the contact member and the facing member, a supply means for supplying the excessive ink removing liquid to the peripheral surface of the contact member, and a cleaning means which contacts the peripheral surface of the contact member. The angle of the cleaning means from the tangent line of the peripheral surface is within a range of 5 to 60 degrees.

Abstract: A device for driving a plurality of transfer cylinders of a digital printing machine includes a motor to which one of the plurality of transfer cylinders is connected, and bearer rings rollable on one another under a preloading, the plurality of transfer cylinders being connected to one another via the bearer rings.

Abstract: In printing machines, especially offset printing machines, an ink profile is produced in the inking unit by means of adjustable dosing devices associated with respective ink zones. A proper production-run state is quickly realized by first implementing a filling process in which the dosing devices are moved into a first filling gap width across the entire breadth of the inking unit. Then the dosing devices are moved briefly into a transitional gap width which deviates more from the first filling gap width than that of the setting for the production-run ink profile. Thereafter, the dosing devices are moved into the setting corresponding to the production-run ink profile.

Abstract: A roller for an image forming apparatus comprises: a core body having a shaft positioned in the center thereof, the core body being formed by solidifying a fluid around an outer circumference of the shaft; and a surface layer formed on a surface of said core body, the surface layer being made of hard rubber and having a uniform thickness over the surface of the core body. A mold for the roller, comprises: an inner surface whose section is the same as a section of the core body; a pair of half-split bodies, one end wall of each half-split body having a recess for clamping the shaft, other end wall of each half-split body having a injecting hole for injecting a core body forming fluid therefrom; and a stopper body serving as an aligning member having a through hole in the middle thereof for inserting the shaft thereinto, the stopper body further projecting a stopper on an outer circumference thereof for fitting the stopper into the injecting hole.

Abstract: A pet leash which can be used in various applications such as for walking of a dog in a conventional manner, for walking a large pet such as a large dog by being supported on the user's shoulder, and for an anchoring of a pet within a vehicle. The pet: leash is adapted to be connected to a neck collar portion or a body strap of a pet and includes a central traction portion, a loop-shaped first holding portion formed on a proximal end of the traction portion, and a loop-shaped second holding portion formed on one of a distal end and a middle region of the traction portion.

Abstract: A double gear wheel of a turning device on printing presses comprises an adjustment gear wheel (4). On the adjustment gear wheel a conical seat (7) is formed, which conical seat (7) is engaged in a conical recess (9) formed on the corresponding stationary gear wheel (2), when the two gear wheels (2, 4) are clamped to one another by means of a clamping body (5). The double gear wheel described above has a compact construction, is easy to manufacture with a high degree of precision, and without the requirement for any additional elements essentially guarantees a frictional engagement which reliably prevents the mutual rotation of the two gear wheels (2, 4) during operation of the printing press, even on printing presses which consist of a large number of printing mechanisms.

Abstract: A combined animal confinement and bark inhibitor system includes a confinement circuit which receives a confinement transmitter signal and outputs a confinement control signal, a sensor which detects the vibration of an animal's vocal cords and outputs a sensor control signal in response to that vibration, a stimulation device which provides a stimulus to the animal, and a controller associated with the confinement circuit, sensor, and the stimulation device, to selectively enable the stimulation device in response to a confinement control signal, a sensor control signal, or both.

Abstract: A printing machine including a turntable causes object supports to pass at least one printing station. According to the invention, a guard is mounted mobile with respect to the printing station, and under the control of a control device driven by a control unit accessible to the operator, can move from a retracted position, in which it leaves the turntable readily accessible, to an extended position, in which it overlaps the turntable. Application, in particular, to printing machines with screen print heads.

Abstract: A resistive thermal printer has a platen drive mechanism which includes (1) a thermal printhead having an array of selectively-activatable thermal elements and (2) a rotatably-driven platen roller opposed to the printhead and forming a nip with the printhead through which a receiver medium is driven by the platen roller while the thermal elements are selectively activated. The platen roller has an inner core and an outer sleeve formed of a heat shrunk material. The platen roller includes a compliant layer below the outer sleeve.

Abstract: A printing machine, particularly a sheet-fed offset printing machine, which has removable components, such as, in particular, inking-unit, dampening-unit or varnishing-unit rollers, is described. The printing machine includes an arrangement wherein it can be established, particularly via a control station of the printing machine, whether a component and which component is not properly installed. This measure is intended primarily to avoid malfunctions or even machine damage. This is achieved, according to the invention, in that the removable component has a permanent magnet which can be sensed by a sensor mounted fixedly relative to the frame of the printing machine at a point corresponding to the magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet. The signal or signals from one or more sensors are fed to an evaluation unit which determines the proper installation state from these signals.

Abstract: A silk-screen printing machine with safe removal of the printed product including a support structure, a printing head provided with a doctor blade and scraper and on which a silk-screen frame can be positioned, a printing table and, located to the side of the printing table, an element for depositing and collecting the printed product, in which the printing table is provided with a plurality of grooves, into the grooves there being insertable gripping elements which can be moved between a position in correspondence with the depositing and collecting element and a position inside the grooves. In this manner the printed product can be manipulated without danger of scoring its totally printed upper surface.

Abstract: A cattle crush for restraining ruminants has end faces and rear and forward side faces. A hinge is provided in the center of one end face for opening the cattle crush and means for restraining the head of the ruminant are provided in the other end face.

Abstract: Small lumps of foamed plastic may be used as a shelter for rearing or transporting entomophagous insects. Also disclosed is a container for keeping entomophagous insects, which comprises a hollow body containing small lumps of foamed plastic and provided with one or more holes on its upper surface, the holes being of a size such that the entomophagous insects can pass through them but the small lumps of foamed plastic can not pass through them. This arrangement prevents the entomophagous insects from preying on each other, making it possible to efficiently rear or transport the entomophagous insects, particularly predatory insects such as lacewings, lady beetles and predatory bugs, for use in controlling insects that are harmful to field crops.

Abstract: Hand-held printing apparatus and method are disclosed that provide a replaceable ink cartridge with an ink reservoir defined therein to store wet ink that may typically have a paste like consistency. A piston movable within the ink cartridge is operably connected to the tape spool for compressing the wet ink through a nozzle of the ink cartridge onto the first of a series of printing rollers that smooth out the ink for transfer to a printing roller to effect offset printing of a desired image onto the adhesive side of clear adhesive tape. The cartridge is provided in a low cost throw away package for disposal after the ink is depleted. Multiple color logos or images can be printed by using two to four different color ink cartridges.

Abstract: Apparatus for blindfolding a bird, comprising an elongated handle, a deformable split ring attached to the handle, where the ring includes at least one peripheral flange, and a pliant hood, having an opening in one end thereof, detachably mounted around the circumference of the split ring and where the perimeter of the hood's opening is elastic and is adapted to fit under the peripheral flange.

Abstract: A compression tool embossing die having a frame and a movable embossing pad. The frame has a U-shaped member and two side plates attached to opposite ends of the U-shaped member. The side plates have slots therein. The embossing pad has an embossing pad member, a dowel and a backstop. The dowel has its ends movably located in the slots of the side plates. The pad member has two wedge shaped slots in its bottom surface. The die further comprises two springs located in the wedge shaped slots and biasing the embossing pad at a first position on the frame.

Abstract: An ergonomic computer keyboard including a front edge section, a character control section, an edit control section, and a number control section, wherein the character control section includes a left character control section and a right character control section, the left character control section and the right character control section having a respective hollow, rounded shape; the edit control section and the number control section are arranged between the left character control section and the right character control section.

Abstract: In a method or a device for perforating a framed stencil sheet having a frame and a stencil sheet supported by the frame such that at least one sort of primary color image information is made by color separation of input color image information, and the framed stencil sheet is perforated according to the primary color image information to produce a framed stencil master having a printing area for printing the image of the primary color, a color information mark is applied to the framed stencil sheet at a portion thereof outside of the printing area.

Abstract: In a wiping device of an intaglio printing press in which a doctor blade can follow the movement of a wiping roller through a cam mechanism, a holder for the doctor blade is supported on a tank on the machine body side by long holes, formed in the holder in its right-and-left direction and elongated in its back-and-forth direction, and flanged pin members, passing through the long holes, so as to be movable in the directions of throw-on and throw-off movement of the doctor blade. The rightward and leftward movements of the holder are restrained by the long hole and pin member located at one site in the center of the holder. Thus, the doctor blade can fully follow the cocking of the wiping roller, and there are no problems due to the penetration of a solvent or ink.

Abstract: A dampening unit for an offset printing machine having a plate cylinder which carries a printing form and which is operatively connected to applicator rollers of an inking unit and a dampening unit. The dampening applicator roller receives a dampening medium feed in front of the contact point with the plate cylinder and at least one roller for receiving dampening medium is in contact with the dampening medium applicator roller downstream of this contact point.