Patent ID: 8011922

Claim:
Apparatus for decorating objects by sublimation comprising: a kiln for heating said objects; a conveyor device having a supporting arrangement for supporting said objects, each object being associated with a transferring sheet having a sublimable decoration; a sucking arrangement for sucking air between said transferring sheet and said object wherein said supporting arrangement comprises a frame for supporting a plurality of said objects; said frame comprising an elongated element extending transversely of an advance direction of said conveyor device and a pair of rods arranged transversely of said elongated element; each rod of said pair of rods comprising a plurality of suction ports for sucking air between said transferring sheet and said object, so that a pair of opposite suction ports can be inserted in opposite open ends of an enclosure made from said transferring sheet and wrapping said object; said suction ports being staggered along each rod, so that two consecutive suction ports protrude from opposite sides of each rod.