Shirt pallet with retractable arms biased toward extended position
US5188034A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F15/22
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pallet for supporting shirts for printing over the entire surface of the shirt, particularly including the sleeves. A shirt is telescoped over a thin upper panel whereafter separate sleeve panels mounted to the upper panel are slid outward into the sleeves of the shirt to provide support thereto. The sleeve panels may be provided with means for moving to their extended position automatically. With the sleeve panels still maintained outward, the upper panel is then lowered down into abutment with the lower panel to secure the shirt between the upper and lower panels. Lowering of the upper panel with the sleeve panels mounted thereto causes the sleeve panels to be raised so that the pallet forms a generally planar overall surface upon which the shirt is supported and maintained in a stationary position during printing.
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