Print-on-demand bespoke wrapping paper vending machine
OwnerWesley Clemsoninventor
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Abstract
A print on demand bespoke wrapping paper vending machine comprising an external housing, at least one display screen mounted relative to the external housing for customer access, a payment system associated with the machine, at least one printing device to print the wrapping paper, a cutting device to cut the printed paper to length, a roller mechanism to roll the printed paper, a labelling mechanism to apply a label to the printed and rolled paper, and a delivery chute into which the printed, rolled and labelled wrapping paper is delivered for customer removal from the machine.
Claims19
A print-on-demand bespoke wrapping paper vending machine comprising:
- an external housing;
- at least one display screen mounted relative to the external housing for customer access;
- a payment system associated with the machine;
- at least one printing device to print the wrapping paper;
- a cutting device to cut the printed paper to length;
- a roller mechanism comprising four rollers mounted parallel to one another and spaced from one another to define a central rolling space between the four rollers within which the printed paper is rolled;
- a labelling mechanism to apply a label to the printed and rolled paper;
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- a delivery chute into which the printed, rolled and labelled wrapping paper is delivered for customer removal from the machine.
A method of printing on demand bespoke wrapping paper using a vending machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. Prompting a user to choose a paper length;
- b. Prompting a user to provide one or more images to be printed onto the paper;
- c. Preparing and presenting a sample artwork of the bespoke paper using the one or more image;
- d. Receiving payment for printing;
- e. Printing the paper with the artwork from a roll of stock paper in the vending machine;
- f. Cutting the printed paper from the roll of stock paper to create a length of bespoke printed paper;
- g. Rolling the length of bespoke printed paper using a roller mechanism of the vending machine, the roller mechanism having four rollers mounted parallel to one another and spaced from one another to define a central rolling space between the four rollers within which the bespoke printed paper is rolled;
- h. Applying at least one label to the rolled length of bespoke printed paper;
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- i. Dispensing the labelled, rolled length of bespoke printed paper for user collection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.