Patent ID: 11912046
Assignee: nan
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A system for stretching a surface of a shoe for digitally printing onto the surface by an external device, the system comprising an apparatus and a controller being in electrical communication with the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a main plate configured to receive and provide support for the shoe;
a side arm associated with the main plate, the side arm being adapted to traverse longitudinally along an edge of a medial portion of the main plate and being configured to engage with at least a portion of the tongue of the shoe; and
a driver configured to cause the longitudinal traversal of the side arm, the driver having:
an end bearing and an adjacent end connector disposed beneath the main plate;
a rotary band attached to and extending between the end bearing and the end connector;
an end bracket disposed opposite the end bearing and beneath the main plate;
a driving screw extending between the end bracket and the end bearing, the driving screw being associated with the side arm; and
a motor associated with the end connector, the motor being adapted to receive an electrical signal from the controller, the electrical signal selectively causing a rotation of a rotary shaft of the motor.