Patent ID: 11958264
Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENGRAVING, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A graphic arts assembly operable to be used with a graphic arts plate assembly, said graphic arts assembly comprising:
a lift mechanism including an assembly-supporting mechanism surface and a plurality of lift elements spaced about the assembly-supporting mechanism surface; and
a graphic arts support assembly operable to support the graphic arts plate assembly on the lift mechanism prior to the support assembly and plate assembly being used in a press,
said graphic arts support assembly including a graphic arts magnetic support structure operable to removably support the graphic arts plate assembly,
said magnetic support structure including a support plate and a magnet fixed relative to the support plate,
said support plate presenting opposite first and second plate surfaces, with the second plate surface being configured to engage the graphic arts plate assembly,
said magnet operable to removably secure the graphic arts plate assembly in engagement with the second plate surface of the support plate,
said support plate presenting a plurality of lift openings, each of which extends continuously between the plate surfaces,
said graphic arts support assembly removably mounted on the lift mechanism prior to the graphic arts support assembly being used in the press, with the first plate surface engaging the mechanism surface in face-to-face contact,
wherein the plurality of lift elements are shiftable into and out of an extended position, with each lift element extending through a respective lift opening and beyond the first and second plate surfaces, when in the extended position, to locate at least part of the graphic arts plate assembly away from the support plate.