Cylinder supporting and separating mechanism for cloth printing machines

Claim 1

A PRINTING MACHINE COMPRISING A CENTRAL AXLE, A CENTRAL RELATIVELY LARGE DIAMETER ROLL SECURED TO SAID CENTRAL AXLE FOR ROTATON THEREWITH AND HAVING STENCIL MEANS ON THE SURFACE THEREOF WITH MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING PRINTING DYE TO SAID STENCIL MEANS, MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID CENTRAL AXLE, A PRINTING ROLLER REGISTRY GEAR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CENTRAL AXLE AND HAVING EXTERNAL TEETH ON ITS PERIPHERY, AT LEAST ONE PRINTING ROLLER SHAFT, A SATELLITE GEAR MEANS CONNECTING SAID SATELLITE GEAR TO SAID PRINTING ROLLER SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, A PRINTING ROLLER SECURED TO SAID PRINTING ROLLER SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, MOVABLE CRADLE MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PRINTING ROLLER SHAFT IN A POSITION ADJACENT THE PERIPERHY OF SAID CENTRAL ROLL, A PRINTING ROLL POSITIONING GEAR, MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID POSITIONING GEAR FOR ROTATION INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CENTRAL ROLLER AND CONCENTRICALLY TO SAID CENTRAL AXLE, GEAR MEANS PERIPHERALLY ENGAGING SAID POSITIONING GEAR AND DRIVING SAID CRADLE UPON ROTATION OF SAID POSITIONING GEAR TO DISPLACE SAID CRADLE RADIALLY IN RESPECT TO SAID CENTRAL ROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROTATION OF SAID POSITIONING GEAR, AND MOTOR MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID POSITIONING GEAR FOR POSITIONING SAID