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US 8,784,939 B2Granted
System and method for printing customized graphics on footwear and other articles of clothing
AssigneePics on Kicks, LLC
InventorsNick Romero, Fernando Padilla
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Abstract
A shoe platen to securely hold a shoe so that graphics, including custom graphics, can be printed on the shoe automatically. The platen comprises a shoe plate 102 configured to receive shoes such as high-top shoes or low top shoes. Adjusters 104, 106 can also be used to accommodate shoes of various styles and sizes.
Claims3
A method of printing a graphic on a high-top shoe, comprising:
- a. providing a high-top shoe platen, comprising:
- i. a shoe plate having a back edge, a front edge opposite the back edge, a lateral edge adjacent to the back edge and front edge, a medial edge opposite the lateral edge and adjacent to the back edge and front edge, and a “Z”-shaped slot with a protruding fixing peg, the “Z”-shaped slot adjacent to the back edge and the lateral edge,
- ii. an adjuster slidably attached to the lateral edge, and
- iii. a slider bracket slidably attached to the back edge;
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- b. inserting the lateral edge of the top shoe plate with the shoe adjuster and slider bracket into a mouth of the shoe;
- c. positioning the shoe adjuster against an insole of the shoe;
- d. positioning the slider bracket against a back of an upper of the shoe;
- e. inserting the fixing peg into an eyelet of the shoe;
- f. adjusting the fixing peg inside the “Z”-shaped slot of the shoe plate, the shoe adjuster, and the slider bracket until the shoe is taught;
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- g. placing the shoe platen with the shoe into a printing device to print a graphic on the shoe.
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