Systems and methods applying a design on a medium
AssigneeLifestyle Crafts, LLC
InventorsMichelle Mellor Rasmussen, Adam M. Goodman, Nathan A. Arnesen
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for applying a design on a medium. In some embodiments, the system includes a letterpress assembly having a base and platen that may be configured in an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration, the base receives the medium and the platen receives a printing plate. The printing plate may include the design to be applied to the medium. A roller assembly may then receive the letterpress assembly in the closed configuration and may exert a compressive force on the letterpress assembly. The compressive force brings the medium into contact with the printing plate and applies the design on the medium.
Claims21
A system for applying a design on a medium, the system comprising:
- a printing plate comprising a design to be applied on a medium;
- a letterpress assembly configurable in an open configuration and a closed configuration, the letterpress assembly comprising:
- a first surface configured to receive the medium in the open configuration;
- a second surface configured to receive the printing plate in the open configuration;
- wherein the medium and the printing plate are separated in the closed configuration;
- a roller assembly configured to receive the letterpress assembly and to exert a compressive force on the letterpress assembly in the closed configuration to bring the medium into contact with the printing plate so as to transfer an ink from the printing plate to the medium and to create an impression of the printing plate on the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.