Patent ID: 8281715

Claim:
A pallet assembly for supporting printing of multiple articles of manufacture by a printer, the pallet assembly comprising: a pallet comprising a pallet base having a top surface, and a plurality of platforms protruding from the top surface of the base and separated by channels, each platform comprising a support surface having an area of predefined dimensions configured to support an article of manufacture; a carrier configured to carry a plurality of articles of manufacture, the carrier comprising a carrier base having a plurality of apertures, each aperture corresponding to a respective one of each of the platforms and having aperture dimensions only slightly greater than the corresponding predefined dimensions of the support surface of the corresponding platform, such that when the carrier is properly installed on the pallet, each of the platforms fits substantially conformingly within a corresponding respective aperture of the carrier, thereby exposing only the support surfaces of the platforms through the respective apertures, wherein the carrier base otherwise substantially covers the top surface of the pallet base and channels.