Patent ID: 7520219

Claim:
A method of transfer printing from a web of foil or flock onto a garment mounted on a pallet of a rotary screen printing machine which includes the steps of: a) providing a heat press machine with a web feed attachment mounted on an upper platen of the heat press at one printing station of the rotary screen printing machine; b) bringing a pallet with a garment into register with the heat press machine; c) lowering the upper platen and applying the heat and pressure to adhere the foil or flock to said garment; d) raising the upper platen; e) indexing the printing machine so that pallet arms of the printing machine are rotated and the next pallet with a garment is brought into register with the heat press machine; f) indexing the web so that a next sequential transfer area is in register with the garment on the pallet; wherein the foil feed direction is the same direction as the direction of rotation of the rotary printing machine.