Textile pallet with adjustable frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10214033-B2
Application number	US-201715631523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2017
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

A textile holder having adjustable side extensions is provided. The side extensions can be generally U-shaped metal rods or wires having a plurality of spaced notches for adjusting the spacing of the wires from a central pallet portion. Alternatively, other structures, such as plates can be used for the side extensions. The plates can include one or more slots. Screws or posts on the central pallet portion can be used to align the plates at appropriate extension distances and hold the plates in place.

First claim

We claim:

1. A textile holder comprising:
a pallet having a first surface for supporting a textile and an opposing second surface, the pallet having a first side and an opposing second side, a first end and an opposing second end;
a first wire holder connected to the second surface of the pallet;
a first wire extending from the first side of the pallet having a first end adjustably connected to the first wire holder.

2. The textile holder of claim 1 wherein the first wire holder includes a wire engagement element.

3. The textile holder of claim 2 wherein the wire engagement element in the first wire holder is a locking pin.

4. The textile holder of claim 3 further comprising a second wire holder connected to the second surface of the pallet spaced from the first wire holder and wherein the first wire includes a second end adjustably connected to the second wire holder.

5. The textile holder of claim 4 wherein the second wire holder includes a wire engagement element.

6. The textile holder of claim 5 wherein the wire engagement element in the second wire holder is a locking pin.

7. The textile holder of claim 6 wherein the first wire includes a first plurality of spaced notches proximate the first end for engaging the locking pin in the first wire holder and a second plurality of spaced notches proximate the second end for engaging the locking pin in the second wire holder.

8. The textile holder of claim 7 further comprising:
a third wire holder connected to the second surface of the pallet and a fourth wire holder connected to the second surface of the pallet spaced from the third wire holder;
a second wire extending from the second side of the pallet having a first end adjustably connected to the third wire holder and a second end adjustably connected to the fourth wire holder.

9. The textile holder of claim 3 wherein the first wire includes a first notch proximate the first end for engaging the locking pin in the first wire holder.

10. The textile holder of claim 1 further comprising a mounting element connected to the second surface of the pallet to enable the pallet to connect to a textile printing apparatus.

11. A textile holder comprising:
a pallet having a central portion having a first surface for supporting a textile and an opposing second surface, the central portion having a first side and an opposing second side, a first end and an opposing second end; and,
a first side extension element adjustably connected to the central portion to extend outward from the first side of the central portion for adjustably modifying the width of the pallet.

12. The textile holder of claim 11 further comprising:
a second side extension element adjustably connected to the central portion of the pallet to extend outward from the second side of the central portion for adjustably modifying the width of the pallet.

13. The textile holder of claim 11 wherein the first side extension element is a first wire having a first end, a central portion and a second end.

14. The textile holder of claim 13 further comprising a first wire holder connected to the central portion of the pallet for receiving the first end of the first wire and a second wire holder connected to the central portion of the pallet for receiving the second end of the first wire.

15. The textile holder of claim 14 wherein the first end of the first wire includes a plurality of spaced notches and the second end of the first wire includes a corresponding plurality of spaced notches.

16. The textile holder of claim 15 wherein the first wire holder includes a wire engagement element and the second wire holder include a wire engagement element.

17. The textile holder of claim 16 wherein the wire engagement element of the first wire holder is a locking pin and the wire engagement element of the second wire holder is a locking pin.

18. The textile holder of claim 11 wherein the first side extension is a first plate.

19. The textile holder of claim 18 wherein the first plate includes a first slot and the first plate is connected to the central portion of the pallet by a first post positioned in the first slot.

Assignees

• M & R Printing Equip Inc

Inventors

• Hoffman Jr Richard C
• Tkacz Darek
• Dolega Jan

Classifications

• B41J11/58 Primary

  Supply holders for sheets or fan-folded webs, e.g. shelves, tables, scrolls, pile holders · CPC title

• B41J3/4078

  Printing on textile · CPC title

• B41F15/18

  Supports for workpieces · CPC title

• B41J11/06

  Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J3/40731 Primary

  Holders for objects, e. g. holders specially adapted to the shape of the object to be printed or adapted to hold several objects · CPC title