Pallet with printed images
AssigneeArtistic Composite Pallets LLC
InventorW. A. Bastian, II
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Abstract
A system and technique has been developed to print graphics on a pallet. In one form, the graphics are printed on one of the decks of the pallet. The graphics in one variation are printed on a deck that is in the form of a flat, contiguous surface via a flatbed printer. The flatbed printer has a printer head that forms a gap that is able to accommodate the deck of the pallet. After printing, the deck is assembled with the rest of the pallet. The graphics can include text and images. In one form, the graphics include a packing template that shows how at least one packing layer should be packed on the pallet.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a pallet with one or more printed images;
- wherein the images are printed on at least one deck of the pallet;
- wherein the deck has a contiguous flat surface where the images are located;
- wherein the deck has a thickness to be received in a flatbed printer where the images are directly printed on the deck;
- and
- wherein the images are formed by ink directly coating the deck.
A method, comprising:
- providing a deck of a pallet with a contiguous flat surface where items are carried;
- spacing a printer head of a printer to accommodate a thickness of the deck, wherein the printer is a flatbed printer;
- and
- printing ink from the printer head directly onto the deck to create one or more images on the deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.