Patent ID: 7066368

Claim:
A device for drawing in at least one paper web in a web-fed rotary printing press, said device comprising: a paper web draw-in, said paper web draw-in having a length said length including a, spike bearing portion: a plurality of spikes spaced apart from each other at a first distance and permanently attached to said, spike bearing portion of said paper web draw-in, said plurality of spikes being adapted to selectively penetrate through a paper web only during paper web draw-in along a paper web path in a web-fed rotary printing press, said paper web path being substantially greater in length than said first distance; and means moving said paper web draw-in for causing said spikes on said spike bearing portion of said length of said paper web draw-in to penetrate a paper web only during said drawing in of a paper web into a web-fed rotary printing press along said paper web path and for moving said, spike bearing portion of said paper web draw-in to a storage path for removing said spikes from penetration of a paper web upon completion of said drawing in of a paper web along said paper web path, wherein said paper draw-in is a single belt.