Patent ID: 7765927

Claim:
A method of printing on an article of clothing having a plurality of thick portions arranged in a non-linear pattern, comprising the steps of: (a) adjusting a platen by providing a plurality of recesses in a non-linear pattern in the platen to accommodate the plurality of thick portions of the article, wherein the platen includes a base having an upper planar surface and at least six surface elements, the surface elements removably securable to the base to provide an adjustable working area tailorable to the article to accommodate the plurality of thick portions of the article, the surface elements when secured to the base being restrained to have their upper surfaces define a plane and their lower surfaces having portions co-planar with and in contact with the base; (b) placing the article on the platen such that the plurality of thick portions of the article are recessed below the upper planar surface of the platen; and (c) printing an image on said article, wherein the image is printed without having to rearrange the placement of the article on the platen to accommodate the plurality of thick portions of the article.