Claims
- 1. In a rotational register system having a driving belt, a plurality of mandrels joined to said belt, engagement means for axially rotating said mandrels as said mandrels proceed around said driving belt and a plurality of print stations arranged such that an object to be printed disposed on each said mandrel is passed through each print station where it is printed, the improvement comprising:
- each said mandrel having a first alignment means adjacent one end thereof for selectively engaging and rotationally aligning said object to be printed, a second alignment means disposed adjacent to the other end thereof for rotationally aligning and rotating said mandrel by interaction with said engagement means, and a third alignment means on said mandrel, for rotationally positioning said mandrel prior to said mandrel being rotated by said engagement means, said third alignment means comprising a pointed index member and a cam member, both mounted on said mandrel adjacent said second alignment means.
- 2. A rotational register system according to claim 1 when said second alignment means comprises a plurality of outwardly extending protrusions.
- 3. A rotational register system according to claim 1 further including means for selectively urging said object to be printed against said mandrel.
- 4. A rotational register system according to claim 1 further including an index plate, said third alignment means passing through said index plate thereby rotationally positioning said mandrel.
- 5. A rotational register system according to claim 1 further including heating means for heating said object to be printed.
- 6. A rotational register system according to claim 1, further including a substantially cylindrical, tubular object to be printed, said object having an interior surface with an alignment means disposed thereon for engaging said first alignment means on said mandrel.
- 7. A rotational register system according to claim 6, wherein said tubular object comprises a pen cap.
- 8. A rotational register system according to claim 1, including a clip attaching mechanism, said clip attaching mechanism comprising:
- a second mandrel having an alignment means thereon; and
- means for holding a clip in a predetermined position.
- 9. A rotational register system according to claim 1, further including an inclined friction member for selectively engaging said third alignment means thereby moving said mandrel into a predetermined position.
- 10. A rotational register system according to claim 1, where said belt comprises a chain mounted in a substantially oval configuration lying in a horizontal plane.
- 11. In a rotational register system having a driving belt, a plurality of mandrels joined to said belt, engagement means for axially rotating said mandrels as said mandrels proceed around said driving belt, and a plurality of print stations arranged such that an object to be printed disposed on each said mandrel is passed through each print station where it is printed, the improvement comprising:
- each said mandrel having a first alignment means adjacent one end thereof for selectively engaging and rotationally aligning said object to be printed, a second alignment means disposed adjacent to the other end thereof for rotationally aligning and rotating said mandrel by interaction with said engagement means, a third alignment means on said mandrel, for rotationally positioning said mandrel prior to said mandrel being rotated by said engagement means, said third alignment means including a cam and a pointed index member, and an inclined friction member for selectively engaging said cam thereby moving said mandrel to a predetermined position.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Prior Applications
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 214,176, filed Dec. 8, 1980, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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