Apparatus and method for production of personalized gift-wrap
OwnerCheryl Dorrell, Thomas Fitzgerald +1inventors
InventorsCheryl Dorrell, Thomas Fitzgerald, Bernard Bryan
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Abstract
Personalized gift-wrap, fabricated from a wide, coated, decorative paper roll-stock, and having a personalized message imprinted thereon, is disclosed; as well as methods and apparatus for production thereof.
Claims21
An apparatus for printing personalized gift-wrap, said apparatus comprising
- an electric motor;
- a print head actuated by the electric motor for motion between a raised position and a lowered position, said print head comprising at least one receiver chase for releasable engagement of an interchangeable printing slug for printing a personalized message;
- a paper stock advancement mechanism driven by the electric motor to advance a paper stock from a paper feed roll to a paper take-up roll, said paper stock advancement mechanism advancing the paper stock in step-wise increments in sequence with the motion of the print head;
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- a printing foil advancement mechanism driven by the electric motor to advance a printing foil from a foil feed roll to a foil take-up roll, said printing foil advancement mechanism advancing the printing foil in step-wise increments in sequence with the motion of the print head.
A printing apparatus having a first drive mechanism for transporting wrapping paper stock in a first direction, a second drive mechanism for transporting printing media over the paper stock, and a printing head for transferring a portion of the printing media onto the paper stock in the pattern of a personalized message.
A method of personalizing gift-wrap, comprising:
- installing an interchangeable print slug into a print head of a printing apparatus, the interchangeable print slug comprising an impression face in the pattern of a message having particularized significance to an individual;
- and
- operating the printing apparatus to print the message having particularized significance to an individual onto paper stock suitable for gift-wrapping.
A personalized gift-wrap product, comprising:
- a paper stock suitable for use as gift wrapping;
- and
- a message transfer-printed onto said paper stock, said message having particularized significance to an individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.