Methods and apparatus for handling and forming indicia on articles

• US 3,276,356 A
• Filed: 10/02/1964
• Issued: 10/04/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alexander J. Usko, Joseph D. Gillis
• Original Assignee: Alexander J. Usko, Joseph D. Gillis
• Inventors: Usko, Alexander J., Gillis, Joseph D.
• Application Number:
  US04/400,984
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• US Class Current: 101/40
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 15/0872 for printing on articles having essentially cylindrical surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 15/0886 for printing on conical or frusto-conical surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B41F 15/0895 for printing on curved surfaces not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/18992 Reciprocating to reciprocating

Claims

1. A METHOD OF FORMING INDICIA ON AT LEAST TWO ARCUATE ARTICLE SURFACES HAVING DIFFERENT AXES OF CYLINDRICAL CURVATURE, SAID METHOD COMPRISING:

MOUNTING AN ARTICLE ON AN ARM HAVING ENGAGING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID ARTICLE SUCH THAT THE AXIS OF CYLINDRICAL CURVATURE OF A FIRST ARTICLE SURFACE TO RECEIVE INDICIA SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDES WITH A PIVOT AXIS OF SAID ARM;

PIVOTING SAID ARTICLE ABOUT SAID PIVOT AXIS SO THAT SAID ARTICLE IS MOVED THROUGH AN ARC IN ONE DIRECTION SO AS TO MOVE SAID FIRST ARTICLE SURFACE IN TANGENTIAL, INDICIA-FORMING CONTACT WITH INDICIA-FORMING MEANS;

CHANGING THE POSITION OF SAID ARTICLE WHILE ON SAID ARM SUCH THAT THE AXIS OF CYLINDRICAL CURVATURE OF A SECOND ARTICLE SURFACE TO RECEIVE INDICIA SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDES WITH SAID PIVOT AXIS OF SAID ARM;

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