Patent ID: 7175412

Claim:
A heat-pressing die set for forming embossed designs on garments comprising: a) a male die seat having a male die having: i) a plurality of male die surfaces; and ii) a plurality of male flat belt zones; and b) a female die seat having a female die having: i) a plurality of female die surfaces, the plurality of male and the plurality of female die surfaces are complementary die surfaces cut according to a predetermined design having at least one design area; and ii) a plurality of female flat belt zones, the plurality of male and the plurality of female flat belt zones are complementary flat surfaces, one set of the plurality of male and the plurality of female flat belt zones is located on an outer periphery of each of the at least one design area and an outer periphery of the predetermined design, wherein the male die seat and the female die seat are movable between disengaged and engaged positions, when the male die seat and the female die seat are in the disengaged position, the female die surfaces are separated from the male die surfaces, and, when the male die seat and the female die seat are in the engaged position, the female die surfaces align with and tightly fit against the male die surfaces forming a plurality of embossed designs on the garment and the female flat belt zones align with and tightly fit against the male flat belt zones forming a plurality of heat-pressed belts on the garment, one of the plurality of heat-pressed belts is located on an outer periphery of each individual design of the plurality of embossed designs and an outer periphery of the plurality of embossed designs, wherein the female die includes a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses is located adjacent to one of the plurality of female flat belt zones and is spaced apart from the male die maintaining a non-heat pressed area on the garment when the male die seat and the female die seat are located in the engaged position, wherein the die set is configured for embossing a tetoron garment or a leather garment, wherein the male die is a silicon die and the female die is a metal die or the male die is a metal die and the female die is a silicon die.