US3659522A
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Automatic machine for silk-screen printing on filled bottles of flexible material with flat faces
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-09-19
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Granted: 1972-05-02
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Expires: 1989-09-19
Abstract
Abstract Improvements in machines for silk-screen printing on filled bottles of flexible material with flat faces, in which the bottle is compressed transversely during the printing operation in order to stiffen the face to be printed.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis Gilbert Dubuit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:57
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F15/00; B41F15/08; B41F15/0881
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An automatic silk-screen printing machine for printing on filled flexible containers having flat faces, comprising a printing station including a silk-screen printing mechanism, means for step-wise feeding said containers resting on one of their sides to said printing station, and compression means comprising a pair of walls spaced apart a distance less than the uncompressed width of the containers that compress the container beTween them and that engage substantial areas of the compressed container on opposite sides of the compressed containers and rigidify the face of the containers to be printed both before the containers arrive in the printing station and during the printing on the containers, said compression means being independent of the printing mechanism and acting in a direction transverse to the effective direction of operation of the printing mechanism.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An automatic silk-screen printing machine for printing on filled flexible containers having flat faces, comprising a printing station including a silk-screen printing mechanism, means for step-wise feeding said containers resting on one of their sides to said printing station, and compression means comprising a pair of walls spaced apart a distance less than the uncompressed width of the containers that compress the container beTween them and that engage substantial areas of the compressed container on opposite sides of the compressed containers and rigidify the face of the containers to be printed both before the containers arrive in the printing station and during the printing on the containers, said compression means being independent of the printing mechanism and acting in a direction transverse to the effective direction of operation of the printing mechanism.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A machine as claimed in claim 1 said walls being convergent in the direction of movement of said containers over at least a part of the length of said walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A machine as claimed in claim 1 and means for moving one of said walls transversely of the path of movement of the containers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein means for feeding comprises a moving finger carried by a conveyor mounted on the frame of said machine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A machine as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a supply conveyor for supplying containers to said means for feeding, the direction of movement of said conveyor being perpendicular to that of said means for feeding.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the silk-screen printing mechanism comprises a screen and a squeegee movable relative to one another, and wherein the movement of the squeegee relative to the screen is coordinated with said step-wise movement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A machine as claimed in claim 6 wherein the screen is horizontally reciprocably movable and said squeegee is fixed, and said means for feeding comprises at least one finger fixed relative to a screen and cooperating with a guiding passage in which said finger pushes the containers to be printed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A machine as claimed in claim 7 wherein said guiding passage is extended by an evacuation conveyor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A machine as claimed in claim 7 wherein, for the simultaneous printing of a plurality of containers there are provided a plurality of parallel guiding passages, each associated with means for feeding.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-05-02 | 1975-11-01 | 1976-05-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-05-02 | 1979-11-01 | 1980-05-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-05-02 | 1983-11-01 | 1984-05-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |