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US 3,943,023 AGranted
Automatic decal transfer method and apparatus therefor
AssigneeCommercial Decal, Inc.
InventorSaul Weingrad
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Abstract
Decalcomanias are automatically transferred from a vacuumized porous transfer surface to an object to be decorated which is held in position to assure constant non-slipping, rolling contact with the decalcomania. The porous decalcomania-holding surface coacts in transfer relation with the object to be decorated.
Claims10
A method for decoration of objects with decalcomanias which comprises the steps of:
- holding a decalcomania in fixed relation on a porous resilient surface by means of applying reduced pressure to the opposite side of said surface,
- holding said object to be decorated in fixed rotational relation to said porous resilient surface, and
- moving said decalcomania in transfer relation with said object to be decorated, so that the design layer of said decalcomania is transferred to said object while a web portion of said decalcomania remains on said porous resilient surface during the entire transfer of said design layer to said object.
An apparatus for the transfer of the design layer of decalcomanias to objects to be decorated therewith which comprises:
- a porous and resilient surface for supporting said decalcomania;
- means for holding said web portion of said decalcomania in position on said porous and resilient surface by applying reduced pressure therethrough during the entire transfer of said design layer of said decalcomania, said means for holding said decalcomania comprising a transversely movable table;
- rotatable means for holding an object to be decorated in transfer relation to said decalcomania;
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- means for moving said decalcomania in transfer relation to said object, so that said design layer of said decalcomania is progressively transferred to said object, while said web portion of said decalcomania remains on said porous and resilient surface.
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