Garment packaging for direct-to-garment personalization kiosk
US11712121B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/185
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A direct-to-garment personalization system for personalizing an article has a direct-to-garment printer configured to print a graphic onto the article and a packaged article. The packaged article includes the article to be printed and a packaging. The packaging has an upper packaging portion having a top wall; a print-access window formed in the top wall sized and shaped to accommodate access for a direct-to-garment printer; and a plurality of sidewalls connected to the top wall. The packaging has a lower packaging portion having a bottom wall; a print-access window formed in the bottom wall sized and shaped to accommodate access for a direct-to-garment printer; and a plurality of sidewalls connect to the bottom wall. The packaging also has a stiffener configured to support the article in the lower packaging portion, wherein the article has a printable area lying flat against a front side of the stiffener and has a portion folded around the stiffener. The packaging further includes a retainer for securing the folded portion of the article on a back side of the stiffener, wherein the retainer and the stiffener keep the printable area taut during printing. The system also includes a …
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