Patent Document ID: 4316666
Application ID: 06060072
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. In an apparatus for transferring an image from the surface of an insulating member into a lamination, of the type having a first spool for supplying adhesive material, a transfer roll for pressing said adhesive material against said image, the adhesive material being fed between the insulating member and the transfer roll, thereby transferring the image from the insulating member to the adhesive material, a second spool for supplying backing material, and drive and idler rollers to press together the adhesive and backing material which is fed between said drive and idler rollers, to form a lamination over the image, the improvement comprising: an actuating mechanism mechanically coupled to said transfer roll and either said drive or idler roller for simultaneously (a) moving said transfer roll toward or away from said insulating member to allow or prevent contact of said image and said adhesive material, and (b) moving said drive and idler rollers together or apart, respectively, to allow the backing material and adhesive material to form a lamination, or to allow the loading of said backing and adhesive material.