Patent ID: 9533488
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B41F,B41P,B65H

Claim:
1. A method of reducing the cut-off length of a newspaper, the method comprising: providing a press unit having: replacing said first existing plate cylinder with a first new plate cylinder having generally the same length, diameter, and circumferences as said first existing plate cylinder without modification to said frame of said press unit, said first new plate cylinder being configured print three pages of a newspaper, said three pages arranged about the circumference of said first new plate cylinder such that each of said three pages comprises generally one-third of the circumference of said first new plate cylinder; replacing said second existing plate cylinder with a second new plate cylinder having generally the same length, diameter, and circumferences as said second existing plate cylinder without modification to said frame of said press unit, said second new plate cylinder being configured print three pages of a newspaper, said three pages arranged about the circumference of said first new plate cylinder such that each of said three pages comprises generally one-third of the circumference of said first new plate cylinder; removing said second blanket cylinder from said frame; cutting a new second slot being positioned about 180° around said second blanket cylinder from said second existing slot; filing said second existing slot; returning said second blanket cylinder to said frame.