Apparatus and process for T-shirt/garment screen printing
AssigneeBlueback, LLC
InventorsJeff Eugene Nehring, John August Reglein, Jeffrey Justin Puffett
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Abstract
A screen assembly is provided for screen printing and includes a screen with a perimeter frame and a tray covering the frame. The tray includes a central opening with an inner peripheral lip or edge which press fits against the screen to keep ink from contacting the frame during the screen printing process. After printing, the tray is removed from the frame so that the assembly can be cleaned and reused. The assembly and its method of use eliminates the need for conventional taping of the screen and frame.
Claims14
A screen assembly for screen printing, comprising:
- a frame;
- a screen mounted to the frame and having a perimeter edge;
- a tray having an outer perimeter to fit over the frame and an inner perimeter residing within the frame over the screen and being open within the inner perimeter;
- the inner perimeter including an upright sidewall which matingly engages into the frame for a snap fit connection between the tray and the frame;
- the inner perimeter including a horizontal lip to contact the screen, and;
- whereby the snap fit provides pressure between the lip and the screen to form a seal and thereby prevent ink from leaking along the screen perimeter edge and accessing the frame.
A screen printing assembly, comprising:
- a screen having an upstanding perimeter frame;
- a plastic tray snap fit downwardly into the frame on top of the screen by mating upright walls on the tray and the frame, and extending inwardly to engage an upper surface of the screen and provide a seal without the use of tape to prevent ink from migrating beneath the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.