Rotary printing machine

Claim 1

IN A PRINTING MACHINE, INCLUDING PRINTING MEANS COMPRISING A ROTARY PRINTING CYLINDER, MEANS FOR REPEATEDLY APPLYING INK TO SAID CYLINDER IN AN IMAGE PATTERN, MEANS FOR STATING THE TOP SHEET OF A SUPPLY OF SHEETS AND MOVING THE SAME FORWARD INTO THE CONTROL OF THE PRINTING MEANS, AND A TIMING CAM MOVING IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE PRINTING CYLINDER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: A PRINT CONTROL HANDLE SETTABLE IN EITHER A NON-PRINTING POSITION OR A PRINTING POSITION AND EFFECTIVE WHEN MOVED INTO THE LATTER POSITION FROM THE FORMER TO PROVIDE A MECHANICAL SIGNAL THAT INITATION OF SHEET STARTING IS DESIRED; AND MECHANICAL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO BOTH SAID STARTING SIGNAL AND THE ACTION OF SAID CAM FOR CAUSING OPERATION OF SAID SHEET STARTING MEANS BUT DELAYING THE SAME FOR A FRACTION OF A REVOLUTION OF THE CYLINDER AFTER SAID HANDLE MOVEMENT UNTIL TREATMENT OF SAID PRINTING CYLINDER BEGINNING AT THE LEADING EDGE THEREOF HAS BEEN STARTED BY SAID INK APPLYING MEANS FOLLOWING SAID SIGNAL, AND THEREAFTER INITIATING OPERATION OF SAID SHEET STARTING MEANS IN TIME WITH THE CYLINDER FOR A PRINTING ROTATION THEREOF