Garment packaging for direct-to-garment personalization kiosk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11615666-B1
Application number	US-202217718298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Apr 11, 2022
Priority date	Apr 11, 2022
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

A direct-to-garment personalization system for personalizing an article having a direct-to-garment printer configured to print a graphic onto the article and a packaged article. The packaged article including the article to be printed; a hanger having a first arm coupled to a second arm, the first and second arms disposed in the article; and a container for receiving the hanger and the article in a rolled configuration. The system also includes a storage area containing the packaged article and a transfer system. The transfer system is configured to retrieve the packaged article from the storage area; remove the article from the container; and move the article to the direct-to-garment printer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of personalizing an article using a personalization vending machine, comprising:
storing a packaged article in the personalization vending machine, the packaged article including a container housing the article and a hanger in a rolled configuration;
retrieving the container using a transfer system;
removing the article and the hanger from the container;
unrolling the article to a flat configuration;
positioning a printable area of the article in a direct-to-garment printer in the personalization vending machine; and
printing a graphic on the article.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transfer system is used to unroll the article to a flat configuration.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein positioning the printable area comprises gripping the article and the hanger to position the article and the hanger in the direct-to-garment printer.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising pretreating the printable area.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein prior to retrieving the container, the method further comprises:
disposing the hanger in the article, the hanger having a first arm coupled to a second arm;
rolling the article and the hanger into a cylindrical configuration; and
disposing the article and the hanger into the container.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising disposing a bottom support member in the article.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising rolling the bottom support member with the article into the cylindrical configuration.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pretreating the printable area.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein prior to retrieving the container, the method further comprises:
disposing the hanger in the article, the hanger having a first arm coupled to a second arm;
rolling the article and the hanger into a cylindrical configuration; and
disposing the article and the hanger into the container.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising disposing a bottom support member in the article.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising rolling the bottom support member with the article into the cylindrical configuration.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein positioning the printable area comprises gripping the article and the hanger to position the article and the hanger in the direct-to-garment printer.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein prior to retrieving the container, the method further comprises:
disposing the hanger in the article, the hanger having a first arm coupled to a second arm;
rolling the article and the hanger into a cylindrical configuration; and
disposing the article and the hanger into the container.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising disposing a bottom support member in the article.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising rolling the bottom support member with the article into the cylindrical configuration.

Assignees

• CreateMe Technologies LLC

Inventors

• Hoshino Yoshikazu
• Barrett David Glen
• Alberstein Scott Timothy
• Amit Gad
• Moiseyenko Stanislav
• Litvinov Yuri Viacheslav

Classifications

• G06Q30/0621 Primary

  by configuring or customising goods or services · CPC title

• B41J3/4078

  Printing on textile · CPC title

• B65D25/54

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• G07F17/26

  for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus (ticket printing or the like apparatus G07F17/42) · CPC title

• B65D85/185

  Containers for shipping garments on hangers (travelling or trunk wardrobes A47B61/06) · CPC title