Customisable disposable tableware
OwnerPaul Dominic JOHNSONinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for manufacture of customisable disposable tableware, such as paper plates, is provided. A digital printer is arranged to receive a feed of sheet material for printing and a cutter is arranged receive the sheet material exiting the printer. The cutter cuts the profile of discrete articles of tableware from the sheet material and a press is arranged to receive the discrete articles of tableware exiting the cutter. The press presses the articles of tableware to impart a three-dimensional shape to the articles. The printer, cutter and press may be provided as part of a continuous, in-line system. The printer may receive graphics to be printed from a server, for example to allow printing of small batch orders of bespoke paper plates in an efficient manner.
Claims15
Apparatus for manufacture of disposable tableware comprising:
- a printer arranged to receive a feed of sheet material for printing;
- a cutter arranged receive the sheet material exiting the printer and to cut the profile of discrete articles of tableware from the sheet material;
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- a press arranged to receive the discrete articles of tableware exiting the cutter and to press said articles of tableware to impart a three-dimensional shape to the articles.
A method of manufacture of disposable tableware comprising:
- feeding sheet material to a printer and controlling the printer to print graphics onto the sheet material;
- controlling feed of the sheet material from the printer to a cutter arranged to cut the profile of discrete articles of tableware from the sheet material;
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- feeding the discrete articles of tableware exiting the cutter to a press arranged to press said articles of tableware to impart a three-dimensional shape to the articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.