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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2009
Fabian Lehner, Zurich, CH;
Patrick Von Arx, Winterthur, CH;
Hendrick Willen Ellenkamp, Venlo, NL;
Matthew T. Quinn, Arlington, MA (US);
Jacob A. Hyman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Fabian Lehner, Zurich, CH;
Patrick Von Arx, Winterthur, CH;
Hendrick Willen Ellenkamp, Venlo, NL;
Matthew T. Quinn, Arlington, MA (US);
Jacob A. Hyman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Vistaprint Technologies Limited, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A pallet assembly for use in simultaneously printing multiple articles of manufacture. The assembly includes a pallet having a support surface, a carrier mountable onto the pallet and conforming with the pallet surface features (e.g., individual article of manufacture platforms) such that individual articles of manufacture may be place on the support surface(s) of the pallet yet the carrier substantially covers the remaining areas of the top surface of the pallet to protect the pallet from unintentional application of ink by the printer. The carrier also includes supports which allow a carrier loaded with articles of manufacture to be lifted off of the pallet and carried away for further processing. The assembly may also include a positioner which is mountable over the carrier on the pallet. The positioner operates as a jig for aligning each of the articles of manufacture in proper position on the support surface of the pallet.