Patent ID: 7389725

Claim:
An apparatus for printing onto vials, and wherein said vials are connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor belt for moving the vials, said conveyor belt having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials, said mandrel containing a plurality of receiving posts for receiving the vials; a vial depressor for depressing the vials onto the receiving posts of the mandrel, wherein the vial depressor comprises: a first wheel and a second wheel, and wherein a top portion of the vials will abut a space created between the first wheel and the second wheel; a first offset inking transfer device for printing a first ink pattern onto the vials; a first ultra violet dryer positioned to receive the vials from the first offset inking transfer device and provide for drying of the ink pattern from the first offset inking transfer device.