Patent ID: 8600546
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B44B,G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A public use pet tag marking kiosk, comprising: a housing; a marking implement enclosed within the housing, the marking implement responsive to signals received from a controller; a tag holder assembly within the housing, the tag holder assembly configured to receive the tag from outside the housing, move the tag from outside the housing to a fixed marking position within the housing and secure the tag in the fixed marking position between two clamp elements while the tag is marked by the marking implement, and automatically and axially rotate the tag 180 degrees with the two clamp elements from a first pet tag side to a second pet tag side in response to instructions received from the controller; and a graphical user interface coupled to the housing and responsive to the controller, the graphical user interface configured to prompt a customer to supply information about an image to mark on the pet tag; wherein the tag holder assembly further comprises a first support positioned to support the second pet tag side while the clamp elements are engaged with the pet tag and the marking implement is marking the first side of the pet tag, the first support comprising an opening through the first support that allows the marking implement to mark the second side of the pet tag through the opening.