Patent ID: 7980177
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A42C,B41F,B41J

Abstract:
1. A pallet for holding a hat for printing, the hat comprising a cap and a bill attached to the cap, the pallet comprising: a bottom plate; a printing plate mounted on the bottom plate and having a top surface defining a plane; a top plate movable between an open position and a closed position, the top plate comprising an opening; and a bill support mounted on the bottom plate and configured to support the bill along the plane of the printing plate; wherein the bill support is positioned such that when the hat is mounted in the pallet with the top plate in the closed position, a portion of the cap on which the image is to be printed is supported on the printing plate and exposed through the opening of the top plate and the underside of the bill of the hat is supported by the bill support such that the bill and exposed portion of the cap lie along the same plane.