Patent ID: 6209605
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A63B,B44C,B65C,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying an image having a front side and a back side to an object having a spherical surface comprising:a support structure having a base and a platform supported above the base by a plurality of support posts;a heating die having a sherical concave surface, whereby the concave surface is compatable with the spherical surface of the object, said heating die being in communication with a heating means, said heating means providing heat to said heating die;a first position means to position the heating die in a desired location, said first position means in communication with said platform and said heating means; anda second position means to align the object in the desired location whereby the spherical surface of object is in communication with the concave surface of the heating die, wherein the image is positioned between the concave surface of the heating die and the spherical surface of the object, said second position means being in communication with said base.