Patent ID: 9238378
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B41F,B41J

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a carriage assembly having a supporting surface configured to support a flexible body along a first direction, the carriage assembly also configured to grasp a first end of opposite ends of the flexible body; and a preparation station configured to at least partially flatten a printing surface of the flexible body by engaging a second end of the opposite ends of the flexible body and moving the second end of the flexible body in a second direction oriented away from the first end of the flexible body that is grasped by the carriage assembly and oriented transverse to the first direction during a time period that the first end of the flexible body is grasped by the carriage assembly, wherein the preparation station is configured to at least partially flatten the printing surface of the flexible body prior to printing an image on the printing surface of the flexible body.