Inking arrangement for rotary printing presses

Claim 1

IN A PRINTING PRESS, AN INK FEEDING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN INK FOUNTAIN, A FOUNTAIN ROLLER JOURNALLED FOR ROTATION IN SAID FOUNTAIN, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID FOUNTAIN ROLLER, A TRANSFER ROLLER JOURNALLED PARALLEL TO SAID FOUNTAIN ROLLER AND BEING SPACED THEREFROM, A PICKUP ROLLER JOURNALLED PARRALEL TO SAID FOUNTAIN AND TRANSFER ROLLERS WITH THE SURFACE OF THE PICKUP ROLLER BEING IN CONTACT WITH SAID TRANSFER ROLLER AND SLIGHTLY SPACED FROM SAID FOUNTAIN ROLLER, SAID SURFACE BEING FORMED BY A PATTERN OF SHALLOW, CLOSELY SPACED GROOVES FORMED HELICALLY ABOUT SAID ROLLER AND DEFINING ROUNDED RIDGES AND VALLEYS AS SEEN IN CROSS SECTION, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID PICKUP AND TRANSFER ROLLERS.