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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECORATING ARTICLES

  • US 3,718,517 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1970
  • Issued: 02/27/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for decorating the outer surface of an article which comprises:

  • a. a rotary table for advancing the article to a decorating station;

    b. at least one article holding means rotatably mounted to said rotary table;

    c. a die disposed adjacent to said decorating station;

    d. a layer of transfer material interposed between said die and the article at said decorating station;

    e. means for moving said die in a first direction toward the article to cause said layer of transfer material to engage the article being decorated; and

    f. means for moving said die in a second direction along a substantially straight line in a path tangential to and across the uppermost portion of the outer surface of the article being decorated to cause at least a portion of said layer of transfer material to be transferred thereto.

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