Patent ID: 7600471

Claim:
A hand holdable proofing tool, comprising: an anilox roll; an ink transfer roll, the ink transfer roll and the anilox roll being shiftable relative to each other; an anilox support member supporting the anilox roll, the anilox support member comprising a first yoke having a first arm that supports the first end of the anilox roll and a second arm that supports the second end of the anilox roll and a first extended beam portion, the first extended beam portion being coupled to the first yoke and extending outwardly away from anilox roll; an ink transfer support member supporting the ink transfer roll such that the anilox roll and the ink transfer roll are oriented substantially parallel and separated by a nip distance, the ink transfer support member comprising a second yoke having a third arm that supports the first end of the transfer roll and a fourth arm that supports the second end of the transfer roll a second extended beam portion coupled to the second yoke and extending outwardly away from the ink transfer roll in substantially parallel spaced apart relation with and distally coupled to the first extended beam portion, the second yoke being non-coplanar with and spaced apart from the first yoke; at least one of the first extended beam portion or the second extended beam portion including a portion having reduced cross sectional area to facilitate flexing relative to the other of the first extended beam portion or the second extended beam portion; and a rotational linkage between the anilox roll and the ink transfer roll whereby a pitch velocity of the anilox roll and a pitch velocity of the ink transfer roll are substantially matched.