Roll assembly and disassembly means for rotary print machine

Claim 1

IN A ROTARY PRINT MACHINE HAVING A BACKING CYLINDER AND TUBULAR PRINT ROLLS ARRANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PATTERN ABOUT THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID BACKING ROLL, A PAIR OF TUBULAR PRINT ROLL SUPPORT BRACKETS ON THE MACHINE ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BACKING CYLINDER, AND A PAIR OF BEARING MEMBERS ON THE RESPECTIVE BRACKETS, THE COMBINATION OF A PRINT ROLL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY MOUNTING A SAID PRINT ROLL IN SAID BEARING MEMBERS ARRANGED FOR ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY WHILE SAID PRINT ROLL IS SUPPORTED IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BEARING MEMBERS, WHICH COMPRISES A PAIR OF INTERFITTING PRINT ROLL SUPPORT SHAFT COMPONENTS COMPRISING A SLEEVE ELEMENT AND A DRAW BAR MOUNTED IN THE BEARING MEMBERS OF SAID PAIR, A PAIR OF SUPPORT CONES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE TUBULAR PRINT ROLL, ONE OF SAID CONES BEING SECURED TO THE END OF SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT ABUTTING ONE END OF THE PRINT ROLL, AND THE OTHER SAID CONE BEING SUPPORTED ON THE DRAW BAR AXIALLY AGAINST THE OTHER END OF THE PRINT ROLL, DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID SLEEVE MEMBER FOR ROTATABLY DRIVING SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, CONES AND PRINT ROLL ENGAGED THEREWITH, A PRINT ROLL AXIAL ADJUSTMENT WHICH COMPRISES AN ADJUSTING DEVICE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE BEARING ELEMENT AND BEARING SUPPORT CONTROLLING THE AXIAL POSITION OF SAID SLEEVE ELEMENT IN SAID BEARING MEMBER, THE DIAMETER OF THE DRAW BAR ALONG ITS LENGTH AND THE DIAMETER OF THE SLEEVE ELEMENT CONE SUPPORTED THEREON, AND BEARING SUPPORT THEREFOR BEING CHOSEN TO PERMIT THE WITHDRAWAL OF SAID DRAW BAR ENDWISE THROUGH SAID INTERFITTING SLEEVE ELEMENT, SAID CONE SUPPORTED THEREON, AND THROUGH THE BEARING SUPPORT FOR SAID DRAW BAR TO PERMIT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE PRINT ROLL FROM BETWEEN SAID BEARING SUPPORTS, AND A THRESHOLD TIGHTENING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DRAW BAR AND SLEEVE.