Method for sublimation coating
AssigneePhoto U.S.A. Corporation
InventorsDexian Wang, James Peng
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for of applying a sublimation transfer to a coffee cup having a handle connected at two locations to the cup. A sublimation transfer is placed around the container with a dye image an outer surface of the cup and extending beneath the handle. An elastic clamp wraps around the cup and sublimation transfer and extends beneath the handle to press the dye layer against the cup beneath the handle. The clamp has an elongated opening near one end of the clamp and the opening is placed over the handle to fasten the clamp to the cup. The wrapped cup and sublimation transfer is placed on a conveyor oven for sublimation heating, with the clamp being removed for reuse after the sublimation transfer of the dye layer onto the cup is completed.
Claims31
1-29. (canceled)
A method of applying a sublimation transfer to a curved surface, comprising:
- placing a sublimation transfer dye image against an outer surface of an outwardly curved surface;
- stretching a sheet of elastomeric material to increase a length of the material;
- wrapping the stretched length of material around the curved surface to resiliently urge the image against the curved surface with a pressure sufficient for sublimation transfer;
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- fastening the stretched and wrapped material in position to maintain the pressure during sublimation transfer.
A method of applying a sublimation transfer to a curved surface having a sublimation transfer dye image against an outer surface of the curved surface, comprising:
- stretching a sheet of elastomeric material to increase a length of the material;
- wrapping the stretched length of material around the curved surface and the image, the stretching and wrapping being sufficient by themselves to resiliently urge the image against the curved surface with a pressure sufficient for sublimation transfer;
- and
- fastening the stretched and wrapped material in position to maintain the pressure during sublimation transfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.