Claims
- 1. In a membrane press for applying a laminating foil to a three-dimensional workpiece to be laminated, the membrane press including a work base having a substantially flat supporting surface for carrying said workpiece, and a foil-pressing frame positioned above said workpiece for heating and applying the laminating foil to said workpiece, the improvement in said membrane press comprising:
- (a) a plurality of workpiece-lifting pedestals positioned for movement between a workpiece-loading position recessed within said work base, and a workpiece-laminating position extending above the supporting surface of said work base; and
- (b) elevating means automatically responsive to the placement of said workpiece onto the supporting surface of said work base to cover at least one of said pedestals, and for lifting those of said pedestals covered by said workpiece upwardly from the workpiece-loading position to the workpiece-laminating position, thereby elevating the workpiece supported on those of said pedestals for permitting the top surface, corners, and peripheral borders of the elevated workpiece to be laminated.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/229,976, filed on Apr. 19, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,522,478.
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