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US 7,191,702 · App. 10/282,829 · Granted Mar 20, 2007

Method for applying ink

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Patent No.
US 7,191,702
App. No.
10/282,829
Granted
Mar 20, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for silk screen printing a design on a visor of a cap using high-density ink is disclosed. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) loading a fabric from which a visor of a cap will be fabricated onto a template formed in the shape of the visor of the cap; (2) printing the design on the visor of the cap using a flat panel silk screen printing apparatus and at least one high-density ink which can withstand the wear and tear experienced by the visor of the cap during normal usage; (3) curing the high-density ink by heating the ink to a predetermined temperature; (4) cutting the fabric to form the visor of the cap; and (5) assembling the cap by stitching together the fabric of the visor, inserting a visor board, and attaching the assemble visor to a headpiece.

Claims (16)

1. A method for forming a cap having a crown portion and a visor portion defined by an upper visor surface and a lower visor surface, the method comprising the steps of:

a. printing a design utilizing a high density ink on fabric with a flat panel silk screen printing apparatus;

b. curing the design by heating the ink to a predetermined level, wherein said cured design forms a raised surface on said fabric upon curing;

c. securing a portion of said fabric to the upper visor surface so as to provide the upper visor surface with a raised design; and

d. securing a portion of said fabric to the lower visor surface so as to provide the lower visor surface with a raised design.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of loading the fabric onto a template, said template being formed in the shape of the visor of the cap.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the silk screen printing apparatus is a flat panel silk screen.

4. A method for forming a cap having a crown portion and a visor portion defined by an upper visor surface and a lower visor surface using a silk screen printing apparatus with a flat printing surface, the method comprising the steps of:

a. laying out fabric on the flat printing surface;

b. silk screen printing a design utilizing a high density ink on the fabric;

c. curing the high-density ink by heating the ink to a predetermined temperature, wherein said cured design protrudes from the fabric on which it is printed;

d. cutting the fabric to form at least a top piece or a bottom piece wherein said cut piece has a cured design portion thereon;

e. securing together the cut piece and another fabric piece to form a visor covering;

f. inserting a visor board between the secured together pieces of the visor covering of the cap so as to form a top piece adjacent the upper visor surface and a bottom piece adjacent the lower visor surface, wherein at least one of said top or bottom pieces has the cured design portion thereon; and

g. securing the visor portion to the crown portion of the cap.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein each piece of said top and bottom pieces have a cured design portion thereon.

Continuity (1)
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