Printing plastic containers with digital images
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1. A method for printing digital images on plastic containers having curved surfaces, which comprises:
- providing a series of hollow plastic containers each having a curved external surface;
moving said containers along a track and past a first and second digital printing location;
first printing a first digital image on said curved surface of each container at said first printing location while maintaining said container being printed under internal pressure and while holding said container being printed at spaced locations thereon; and
second printing a second digital image on said curved surface of each container at said second printing location while maintaining said container being printed under internal pressure and while holding said container being printed at spaced locations thereon.
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Abstract
A method for printing digital images on plastic containers having curved surfaces, including providing a series of hollow plastic containers, moving the containers along a track past first and second digital printing locations, and printing first and second digital images on the curved container surfaces while maintaining the container being printed under internal pressure and while firmly holding the container being printed at spaced locations thereon.
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1. A method for printing digital images on plastic containers having curved surfaces, which comprises:
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providing a series of hollow plastic containers each having a curved external surface;
moving said containers along a track and past a first and second digital printing location;
first printing a first digital image on said curved surface of each container at said first printing location while maintaining said container being printed under internal pressure and while holding said container being printed at spaced locations thereon; and
second printing a second digital image on said curved surface of each container at said second printing location while maintaining said container being printed under internal pressure and while holding said container being printed at spaced locations thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A plastic container having non-planar surfaces with digital images thereon, which comprises:
a hollow plastic container having non-planar external surfaces, said container having a first multiple color, digital image on a first non-planar surface, and a second multiple color digital image on a second non-planar surface, wherein said second non-planar surface is spaced from said first non-planar surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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