Patent ID: 7014284
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B41J,F41H,F42B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for printing indicia on an external surface of cylindrical shotshells having a case and a hull attached thereto and having an axis, comprising: a plurality of inkjet print heads for spraying preprogrammed indicia on the shotshells; a conveyor having a plurality of rotatable spindles projecting therefrom for insertion into and engagement of an open end of the shotshell case for rotatable conveyance thereof and for rotating the cylindrical shotshells about the shotshell's axis while traversing the plurality of inkjet print heads for printing the preprogrammed indicia thereabout; means for orienting each shotshell to present the open end of the case to the spindle for engagement thereon; and a controller for causing the pre-programmed indica to be sprayed on the shotshells as the shotshells are rotated.