Patent ID: 8403458

Claim:
A latching assembly for mounting a printhead to a plate assembly of a printing machine, the printhead and the plate assembly having coaxial openings, said latching assembly comprising: a first elongated actuator having a first head end and an opposite first cam end; a second elongated actuator configured to extend through the coaxial openings in the printhead and the plate assembly, said second actuator having a second head end and an opposite second cam end, and defining a bore configured to slidably receive said first elongated actuator therethrough; a first force transmission element disposed between said first head end and said second head end; a second force transmission element disposed between said second head end and the printhead; a cam mechanism defined between the plate assembly and said first cam end and said second cam end, said cam mechanism configured to draw said first head end toward the plate assembly upon rotation of said first cam end and to draw said second head end toward the plate assembly upon rotation of said second cam end, wherein movement of said first head end toward the plate assembly causes the first force transmission element to exert a force on said second head end and movement of said second head end toward the plate assembly causes the second force transmission element to exert a force on the printhead.