Interchangeable inking unit for multi-color presses

Claim 1

IN AN INKER UNIT FOR USE WITH A MULTI-COLOR PRINTING PRESSES HAVING A LINEARLY MOVING BLANKET TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE SUPERIMPOSED IMPRESSIONS FROM A SERIES OR PRINTING CYLINDERS AND HAVING POWER MEANS FOR MOVING THE BLANKET, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A FRAMEWORK, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY MOUNTING SAID FRAMEWORK AT EACH OF THE COLOR STATIONS OF A PRESS, A PRINTING CYLINDER SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN AXIALLY FIXED POSITION ON SAID FRAMEWORK, SAID SHAFT INCLUDING MEANS FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFT FOR DRIVEN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE POWER MEANS FOR MOVING THE BLANKET, PRINTING CYLINDER MEANS DETACHABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID SHAFT, COLOR SUPPLY MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAMEWORK IN OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PRINTING CYLINDER, INDICIA MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID SHAFT IN PREDETERMINED ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE FRAMEWORK, AND MEANS FOR REMOVABLY CONNECTING SAID PRINTING CYLINDER MEANS WITH SAID SHAFT IN PREDETERMINED ANGULAR AND AXIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FRAMEWORK, WHEREBY SAID INKER UNITS MAY BE INTERCHANGEABLY MOUNTED AT ANY COLOR STATION ON THE PRESS WITH THE PRINTING CYLINDER MEANS IN REGISTRY WITH THE BLANKET.