Abstract: A device is provided for securing at least one leading end and at least one trailing end of at least one packing on a cylinder of a rotary printing machine. The cylinder is provided with an axially extending channel. The leading end of the packing is bent at an acute angle and can fit into a nose configurement between the channel wall and the cylinder's peripheral surface. A securement element, that has a one-armed lever, is located in the channel and secures the trailing end by clamping it using a spring force. The channel has only one securing device in the peripheral direction.