System and method for letterpress printing
AssigneeSpellbinders Paper Arts Co. LLC
InventorDenzil R Quick
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Abstract
A system and method for having precise registration of a paper and a design and for substantially reducing the movement between a design and a paper when creating a letterpress comprising a set of letterpress plates with letterpress plate alignment features, a letterpress design, registration marks, ink, and paper that use a set of compatible alignment materials, recesses, posts, and springs that allow a first letterpress plate to register and secure a paper and a second letterpress plate to register and secure and design prior to compression, either manually or by a machine, and application of the ink onto the paper.
Claims20
A method of letterpress printing, comprising:
- providing a letterpress plate system comprising a chase comprising a plurality of magnetic chase registration spring pins, a platen comprising a plurality of magnets, a design plate, an ink, and a paper;
- placing a magnetic plate having at least one registration mark into a recess of the chase;
- placing a die on top of a magnetic insert that is coupled to the chase;
- placing a paper on a side of the platen with the at least one registration mark facing upward;
- applying ink to the die;
- placing the platen over the chase with the paper facing the die and with the plurality of magnets on the platen compatibly aligned with the magnetic chase registration spring pins;
- closing the distance between the platen and the chase to apply the ink to the paper;
- separating the platen from the chase;
- and
- removing the paper from the platen.
A method of letterpress printing, comprising:
- providing a letterpress plate system comprising a base plate, a silicone sheet, a bottom plate, a top plate comprising a plurality of magnets, an ink, and a paper;
- placing the silicone sheet on top of the base plate;
- placing the bottom plate on top of the silicone sheet;
- placing a die on top of the letterpress silicone sheet;
- placing the top plate upside down with the plurality of magnets facing upward;
- placing a paper on the top plate;
- securing the paper to the top plate;
- removing the top plate;
- applying ink to the die;
- aligning the top plate over and having the paper facing downward with the plurality of magnets of the top plate facing downward toward the base plate;
- placing the top plate into place on a plurality of base plate registration spring pins to suspend the magnetic top plate above the die with the paper facing the die;
- pressing the top plate down onto the letterpress plate base to apply the ink to the paper;
- removing the top plate from the base plate;
- and
- removing the paper from the top plate.
A system for letterpress printing comprising;
- a letterpress plate system, comprising:
- a first letterpress plate;
- and
- a second letterpress plate, wherein the second letterpress plate is removably coupled to the first letterpress plate, wherein at least one of the first and second letterpress plates comprises a magnet;
- a letterpress plate alignment feature, wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature is removably coupled to the letterpress plate, and wherein the letterpress plate alignment feature further comprises:
- a first letterpress alignment feature removably coupled to the first letterpress plate;
- and
- a second letterpress alignment feature removably coupled to the second letterpress plate;
- and
- a registration mark, removably coupled to the letterpress plate and wherein the registration mark further comprises:
- a first letterpress registration mark removably coupled to the first letterpress plate;
- and
- a second letterpress registration mark removably coupled to the second letter press plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.