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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Roberto A. Irizarry, Rochester, NY (US);
Carlos M. Terrero, Ontario, NY (US);
Jacob R. McCarthy, Williamson, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
What is disclosed is an object holder for retaining an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the object holder of the present invention. The object holder comprises a shuttle mount configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead of a direct-to-object print system. An expandable bladder attached to either the shuttle mount or a restraint. The bladder is inserted in a cavity of an object to be printed. A pump then fills the bladder with either a gas or a liquid to cause the bladder to expand. The expanded bladder in the object's cavity enables a surface of the object to be printed. In one embodiment, the filled bladder substantially conforms to a shape of a human foot, and the object being printed is footwear.