Patent ID: 9630395
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B41F,B41J,B65C,C09J

Claim:
1. A printing machine comprising: principal surfaces including operating equipment enclosures and equipment support structure including an equipment base having sides or shoulders, the equipment base supporting one or printing cylinders or one or more inking and wetting units of said printing machine; at least one protective replaceable self-adhesive film attached to said principal surfaces of said printing machine affected by splashes of inks, varnish, glues, adhesives, or dyes and by normal accumulation of dirt, said protective replaceable self-adhesive film being thermoformable and conformed to said principal surfaces of the printing machine, said protective replaceable self-adhesive film comprising a polymeric substrate having a first surface coated with an adhesive substance in contact with said principal surfaces and a second surface, opposite the first surface, coated with a varnish having high repellence to aggressive agents such as the inks, varnish, glues, adhesives, or dyes and solvents used in a graphic and packaging industry.