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US 5,228,387 AGranted
Multicolor block printing process
OwnerDaniel Siculaninventor
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An improved method and apparatus for the manual block printing of multicolor images upon an article to be printed, wherein the article is inserted between a printer base and a generally rectangular housing having means to yieldably urge said housing onto the base, a pair of guide members adjustably secured onto the printer base for registration and alignment of a corner of the article receiving the image, and a printer having a tray holder, a printing tray received on said tray holder and having a recess on its underside to receive a rubber cushion with the image thereon, and a handle projecting upward to allow the operator to manually insert and remove the printer from the housing to transfer ink from an ink source to the article to be printed. A number of images are provided, each image used for a single color of ink, and the articles are repeatably aligned for transfer of each image and color of ink in turn to form the final multicolor image.
The method of forming a multicolor image upon an article of paper, cardboard, etc., wherein the method includes the steps of providing a printing base with a rectangular housing open at the top and bottom to receive a manual printer having a plunger adapted to be grasped by the user, aligning the article on which the printing is to be impressed beneath the housing, inking an image bearing plate and inserting said printer carrying said image bearing plate into the housing for a single color of the final image and transferring the color to the article, substituting a second printing plate for a second color and repeating the transfer without realigning the article, and repeating the process for each succeeding color until the final image is completed.
An apparatus for the multicolor printing of images manually upon an article, such as paper, cardboard, etc., comprising a printer having a base plate, a generally rectangular housing open at both top and bottom and secured onto the base plate, means to align the article receiving the colored image under the housing upon the base plate, and a printer having a tray holder, a printing tray removably mounted on the holder, a printing plate received on said printing tray, and an upwardly projecting handle secured to said tray holder to be grasped by the printing operator.
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