摘要 |
A printing blanket construction comprising a printing blanket comprising at least a top ply, a bottom ply and a non-extensible backing ply. The blanket has leading and trailing edges which are secured directly to said backing ply, wherein the leading and trailing edges include the top and bottom plies. At least a portion of the top ply of the leading edge has been removed or molded to form a contoured, beveled, stair-stepped, or combination stair-stepped and beveled edge such that the leading edge of the bottom ply extends beyond the beginning of the contour, the bevel or stair-step of the leading edge of said top ply. The contoured edge, beveled edge, stair-stepped edge, or combination thereof having a height that is less than the length of the portion of said bottom ply extending beyond the beginning of the contour or the upper surface of said beveled or stair-stepped edge. |