Appeal No. 96-2623
Application No. 08/240,095
APPENDIX
1. In apparatus for thermally bonding heat applied
transfer indicia to caps, the apparatus having relatively movable
upper and lower platens manually movable between open and closed
positions, each platen having a generally complementary pressing
surface, the invention characterized by the upper platen pressing
surface being of a concave shape and the lower platen pressing
surface being of a convex shape with the radius of curvature of
the upper platen pressing surface being greater then the radius
of curvature of the lower platen pressing surface, whereby equal
pressure is applied across the pressing surfaces to a cap and the
heat applied transfer indicia disposed between the platen
pressing surfaces when the plates are in the closed position.
4. The invention defined by claim 1 wherein means are
provided for supporting the lower platen for self-alignment to
the upper platen when the platens are in the closed position.
5. The invention defined by claim 4 wherein said means
includes a vertical adjusting screw for raising and lowering the
lower platen.
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