Patent ID: 8418739
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B30B,B41F

Abstract:
1. A press comprising: an upper platen; an upper support arm adapted to selectively rotate and move said upper platen between an open position, a partially open position and a closed position; a locking mechanism supporting said upper platen from said support arm, said locking mechanism configured to align said upper platen substantially parallel with a lower platen of the press, wherein pressure exerted by said upper platen upon the lower platen is substantially equalized across the face of said upper platen; a cantilever lower support arm adapted to support the lower platen; a base assembly adapted to support the cantilever lower support arm and the upper support arm, wherein the base assembly houses a sliding mechanism for selectively moving the lower platen translationally; and a lower support arm locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the lower platen to the base.