the blanket cylinder where printing is accomplished in one color on one side of the sheet. When the grippers on the impression cylinder release the sheet, grippers on a second transfer cylinder grasp the sheet, causing the printed surface to be in contact with the transfer cylinder while it is rotated to the grippers of a second impression cylinder. The grippers of the second transfer cylinder release the sheet as it is caught by the grippers of the second impression cylinder which rotates the sheet into contact with a second blanket where a second color is applied to the same side of the sheet. Grippers on a third transfer roller catch the sheet as it is released by the grippers of the second impression cylinder and the printedsurface is again brought into contact with a transfer cylinder while it is being delivered to the grippers of a third impression cylinder. This process is continued until the sheet passes to delivery. When one side of the sheet is completed, the press is replated, the sheets are turned and re-fed through the press to print the other side of the sheet.
Virtually all sheet-fed printing presses heretofore developed have the characteristic of feeding the sheet serpentine fashion through the press while the grippers associated with each cylinder catch the sheet as it is being released by the grippers of the previous cylinder.
One of the major problems encountered by the printing industry lies in synchronizing the various cylinders whereby the sheet will be grasped and released at the proper