Abstract: A blower nozzle, especially for heating or cooling web-like materials, especially plastic foil webs, comprises at least one distribution chamber (11) and often a supply chamber (7). In the improvement, between the supply chamber (7) and the distribution chamber (11) there is at least one other chamber (9), so that the treatment gas can flow from the supply chamber (7) to the at least one further chamber (9) via an overflow aperture arrangement (17) and from the further chamber (9) via another overflow aperture arrangement (23) into the distribution chamber (11) for further conveyance to the outlet aperture arrangement (27).

Abstract: An inner blanket securement assembly utilizes spaced inner blanket engaging pins and an inner blanket hold-down device with a hook-shaped holding nose to secure an edge of an inner blanket to a cylinder. The inner blanket is structured using a plurality of inner layers within an outer casing that is closed and bag-shaped adjacent the leading edge of the inner blanket.