CA1242939A - Device for producing decorative patterns on clothing - Google Patents
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ABSTRACT
A device for producing decorative patterns on clothing includes a variable speed motor connected to a clothing carrier which is adapted to hold and rotate clothing in response to activation of the motor within a covered housing equipped with self-closing ports through which paint can be applied to the rotating clothing while the operator is protected from paint being inadvertently thrown off of the rotating clothing.
A device for producing decorative patterns on clothing includes a variable speed motor connected to a clothing carrier which is adapted to hold and rotate clothing in response to activation of the motor within a covered housing equipped with self-closing ports through which paint can be applied to the rotating clothing while the operator is protected from paint being inadvertently thrown off of the rotating clothing.
Description
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The present invention generally relates to a device for producing decorative patterns on clothing by a method commonly referred to as splash painting~
The art of splash painting on paper is well-known. Such devices for spinning pieces of appear to make splash art drawings, are disclosed, for example, in U.S.
Patent No. 2,557,348, U.S. Patent No. 3,Z80,792, U.S.
Patent No. 3,323,491 and U.S. Patent No. 3,373,717.
llowever, with the increasing popularity of individualized clothing, there is a developing market for shirts and other clothing made by the splash art technique. One of the important desired features of splash art clothes is that purchasers can make the designs themselves in a short period of time on equipment located, for example, in a retail clothing establishment. In order to make splash art clothes commercially feasible, a device is required that can be easily installed in a commercial establishment, is easy to operate by a novice, will support clothing in a flat position, keeping paint from bleeding through to the back side of the clothing and will protect the operator from being splashed by paint inadvertently spun off the clothing during the painting process.
Generally speaking, the prescnt invention provides a device for producing decorative patterns on clothing comprising a housing, a motor mounted to the housing, stretcher carrier means operatively engaged with the motor, the stretcher carries means including a first support arm, a second support arm, a first end block LCM:mls
The present invention generally relates to a device for producing decorative patterns on clothing by a method commonly referred to as splash painting~
The art of splash painting on paper is well-known. Such devices for spinning pieces of appear to make splash art drawings, are disclosed, for example, in U.S.
Patent No. 2,557,348, U.S. Patent No. 3,Z80,792, U.S.
Patent No. 3,323,491 and U.S. Patent No. 3,373,717.
llowever, with the increasing popularity of individualized clothing, there is a developing market for shirts and other clothing made by the splash art technique. One of the important desired features of splash art clothes is that purchasers can make the designs themselves in a short period of time on equipment located, for example, in a retail clothing establishment. In order to make splash art clothes commercially feasible, a device is required that can be easily installed in a commercial establishment, is easy to operate by a novice, will support clothing in a flat position, keeping paint from bleeding through to the back side of the clothing and will protect the operator from being splashed by paint inadvertently spun off the clothing during the painting process.
Generally speaking, the prescnt invention provides a device for producing decorative patterns on clothing comprising a housing, a motor mounted to the housing, stretcher carrier means operatively engaged with the motor, the stretcher carries means including a first support arm, a second support arm, a first end block LCM:mls
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mounted proximate to the end of the first support arm, a second end block mounted proximate to the end of the second support arm, means for adjustably suppor-ting the first arm support relative to the second arm support to permit the distance between the first and second end blocks to be varied, a plurality of stretcher means releaseably engaged with the first and second end blocks of the stretcher carrier means, the stretcher means being formed of different sizes to support vario~ts sized articles of clothing while the decorative patterns are produced on the clothing, cover means mounted to the housing, the cover means including at least one port, pliable flap means mounted to the port providing a closeable access to the interior of ~he device to receive the nozzle portion of a container of decorative paint to permit the application of decorative paint to the interior of the device and allow the decorative paint to be applied to the clothing to be decorated from various angles, and activation means electrically engaged with the motor and adapted to cause the stretcher carrier means to rotate within the housing while the paint is applied to the clothing to permit decorative patterns to be created on clothing.
Furthermore, the present invention may be considered as providing a device for producing decorative patterns on clothlng, comprising in combination: stretcher means for receiving an article of clothing thereabout and maintaining at least a predetermined portion of the article in stretched condition for receiving pattern producing LCM~mls ~2~
~ 2~ -media thereon, a carrier for releasably engaging the stretcher means with an article of clothing supported on the stretcher means and constructed to position the stretcher means with the predetermined portion in a media receiving position, motor means coupled in driving relationship to the carrier for rotating the carrier to rotate the stretcher means about a spin axis such that a liquid coloring medium applied to the predetermined portion of the article i9 distributed by centrifugal Eorce upon rotation of the carrier, and housing means Eor surrounding at least an area around the spin axis for catching and confining any liquid thrown Erom the rotating article.
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, directed to a device for decorating shirts, a variable speed motor is enclosed in a housing and coupled to rotate an adjustable stretcher carrier in the horizontal plane. Various lengths of stretchers are provided (depending on the size of the shirt to be painted) for mounting into the adjustable stretcher carrier. A
transparent cover, such as a dome, fits over the motor housing and fully encloses the stretcher carrier. A
plurality of ports are provided in the transparent dome so that containers holding decorative paints can be inserted through the ports to apply paints to the surface oE the shirt, either when the shirt is stationary or when it is rotating. By varying the speed of the motor and tlle time at which the paint i9 applied to the shirt (during rotation ~ of the shirt or when the shirt is stationary), the type of LCM:mls " - 2b - ~24~939 design capable of being produced on the shirt can be varied. A further feature of the preferred embodiment of the invention i9 a disposable splash liner, removably mounted inside the transparent cover, to catch exce~s paint which i9 centrifugally thrown off shirts during the painting process to prevent the LCM:mls
mounted proximate to the end of the first support arm, a second end block mounted proximate to the end of the second support arm, means for adjustably suppor-ting the first arm support relative to the second arm support to permit the distance between the first and second end blocks to be varied, a plurality of stretcher means releaseably engaged with the first and second end blocks of the stretcher carrier means, the stretcher means being formed of different sizes to support vario~ts sized articles of clothing while the decorative patterns are produced on the clothing, cover means mounted to the housing, the cover means including at least one port, pliable flap means mounted to the port providing a closeable access to the interior of ~he device to receive the nozzle portion of a container of decorative paint to permit the application of decorative paint to the interior of the device and allow the decorative paint to be applied to the clothing to be decorated from various angles, and activation means electrically engaged with the motor and adapted to cause the stretcher carrier means to rotate within the housing while the paint is applied to the clothing to permit decorative patterns to be created on clothing.
Furthermore, the present invention may be considered as providing a device for producing decorative patterns on clothlng, comprising in combination: stretcher means for receiving an article of clothing thereabout and maintaining at least a predetermined portion of the article in stretched condition for receiving pattern producing LCM~mls ~2~
~ 2~ -media thereon, a carrier for releasably engaging the stretcher means with an article of clothing supported on the stretcher means and constructed to position the stretcher means with the predetermined portion in a media receiving position, motor means coupled in driving relationship to the carrier for rotating the carrier to rotate the stretcher means about a spin axis such that a liquid coloring medium applied to the predetermined portion of the article i9 distributed by centrifugal Eorce upon rotation of the carrier, and housing means Eor surrounding at least an area around the spin axis for catching and confining any liquid thrown Erom the rotating article.
In a specific embodiment of the present invention, directed to a device for decorating shirts, a variable speed motor is enclosed in a housing and coupled to rotate an adjustable stretcher carrier in the horizontal plane. Various lengths of stretchers are provided (depending on the size of the shirt to be painted) for mounting into the adjustable stretcher carrier. A
transparent cover, such as a dome, fits over the motor housing and fully encloses the stretcher carrier. A
plurality of ports are provided in the transparent dome so that containers holding decorative paints can be inserted through the ports to apply paints to the surface oE the shirt, either when the shirt is stationary or when it is rotating. By varying the speed of the motor and tlle time at which the paint i9 applied to the shirt (during rotation ~ of the shirt or when the shirt is stationary), the type of LCM:mls " - 2b - ~24~939 design capable of being produced on the shirt can be varied. A further feature of the preferred embodiment of the invention i9 a disposable splash liner, removably mounted inside the transparent cover, to catch exce~s paint which i9 centrifugally thrown off shirts during the painting process to prevent the LCM:mls
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build up of paint on the device. The liner can be periodically discarded to clean the device. The inlet ports provided in the transparent dome are formed with pliable plastic closures so that wilen a paint container is not inserted into a port the port automatically closes to protect the operator from paint inadver-tently thrown off of a garment.
These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent to a worker skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the following draw-ings, of which:
Fig. 1 is an external view of the device for producingsplash art clothing showing a shirt installed on a stretcher which is mounted in a stretcher carrier;
Fig. 2 is a sectional view oE the splash art device taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the motor connected to the rotating stretcher carrier in which a stretcher is mounted fitted with a shirt about to be painted;
Fig. 3 is a side-sectional view of the device taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the mounting oE the stretcher carrier and the transparent dome in both the open and closed positions;
Fig. 4 is a view o~ a specific embodiment of a stretcher fitted with a shirt and being installed into a specific embodiment of a stretcher carrier;
Fig. 5 is a front view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 showing paint being applied directly to a shirt while the device is in the stationary mode with the stretcher installed in the stretcher carrier;
Fig. 6 is a view of a paint bottle inserted into a port in the transparent dome of the device;
Fig. 7 is a view of decorative paint applied to a station-ary shirt whicll is fitted on a stretcher;
E`ig. 3 is a representatiorl of the design produced by the paint applied in Fig. 7 after tl-e shlrt was rotated in the device;
and, Fig. 9 shows a stretcher, fitted with A shirt, installed into the drawer of a conventional drying oven.
Referring now to Figs. 1-5, the device for producing decorative patterns on clothing 10, includes housing 12, formsd for example, out of vacuum formed plastic, transparent cover 14, similar to the type disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,393,807, formed with ports 16 to allow paint to be applied to a shirt during the operation of device 10 and disposable splash liner 17 to keep paint from building up on cover 14. Device 10 further includes motor 18, for example, 10 a standard single phase 120 volt AC motor, timer 20, for example, a conventional power timer and motor control lever 22 attached, for example, to conventional motor speed controller 23. Stretcher carrier means 24 for holding a sl~irt or other clothing to which paint is applied, is mounted on shaft 26. Also mounted on shaft 26 is 15 pulley 28 which is coupled to motor 18 by drive belt 30. Shaft 26 is supported by and freely rotates in bearings which are mounted at opposite ends 29(a) and 29~b) of shaft bracket 29. The rotation of motor 18 will cause stretcher carrier means 24 to rotate in a horizontal plane. Stretcher carrier means 24 supports stretcher 20 means 32 having end tabs 34 and 36 onto which a shirt 40 or another garment has been placed by slipping stretcher means 32 between the front and rear surfaces thereof to maintain the garment in a stretched position during decoration and prevent paint bleed through to the back of the garment. To hold shirt 40 tightly onto stretcher 25 means 32, sleeves 42 are taped to the rear of shirt 40 by tape 44.
The length of stretcher means 32 is governed by the size of the clothing to be decorated by device 10.
Referring now to ~igs. 4-5, stretcher carrier means 24 is preferrably constructed so that arms 46, 48 can be adjusted to vary the distance between end blocks 50, 52, depending on the size of the stretcher means 32 to be inserted there between. Arms 46, 48 slide relative to block 54 and arm 46 is Eorked to allow arm 48 to slide between spaced walls 461a), 46(b). Pin 56, connectea to rod 58 and knob 60, protrudes downward through block 54 and positioning holes 62 in arms 46, 48. Spring 63 contained in pin housing 6~ biases pin 56 in a downward direction. When knob 60 is manually pulled upward, 5 pin 56 is retracted from arms 46, 48, allowing the distance between end blocks 50, 52 to be varied to another predetermined distance, depending on the location of positioning holes 62. End blocks 50, 52 are formed with vertical channels 64, 66 and horizontal slots 6a, 70 respectively. Stretcher means 32 is inserted into stretcher carrier means 24 by inserting tab 34 into slot 68, flexing stretcher means 32 and then inserting tab 36 into slot 70. The orientation oE
stretcher means 32 in stretcher carrier means 24 is not critical, and thus, tab 34 can be inserted into slot 70 while tab 36 is inserted into slot 68.
ReEerring now to Figs. 2-3, and 6, cover 14 is equipped with interlock switch 72 which allows motor 18 to be activated only when cover 14 is in the closed position. Cover 14 is equipped with multiple ports 16 which, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are formed to hold paint bottle 74 with nose 76. Ports 16 are formed with flaps 78 that automatically close when nose 76 is removed from port 16 so that paint inadvertently thrown off of a garment will not reach the operator.
Referring now to Figs. 2-4, during the operation of device 10, a shirt or other garment 40 is secured onto stretcher 32, as described above and inserted in stretcher carrier means 24. When cover 14 is manually closed, interlock switch 72 is closed so that motor 18 can be activated by motor control lever 22. Preferably, motor 18 rotates stretcher 32 at about 400 RPM for proper paint dispersion to occur on the clothing to be decorated. ~s shown in Fig.
2, decorative paint is applied to shirt 40 through ports 16 by manual manipulation of paint bottle 74. Since the flaps 78 of ports 16 (Fig.
6) are flexible, the angle of paint spray 80 can be varied, as shown _5_ 9~
in phantom in Fig. 2, depending on the desired design.
Referring to Figs. 5-8, it is possible to directly deposit decorative palnt onto shirt 56 without doing so through one of the ports 16. Due to interlock switch 72, however, this cannot be done while shirt 40 is being rotated. Fig. 7 is a view of shirt 40 with decorative paint applied to it in a manner shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 shows the results of the paint application disclosed in Fig. 7 after shirt 40 has been rotated in device 10.
Referring now to Fig. 9, conventional drying oven ~2 is shown with stretcher means 32 ihstalled in drawer 84 for rapid drying of the decorative paint on shirt 40. Shirt 40 remains on stretcller means 32 throughout the entire production process, includlng the drying stage, so that the possibility of either bleed through of the paint or smearing of the paint through handling of the shirt is eliminated.
While what has been described is the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and changes can be made to the invention while keeping within the spirit and scope thereof which is set forth in the appended claims.
build up of paint on the device. The liner can be periodically discarded to clean the device. The inlet ports provided in the transparent dome are formed with pliable plastic closures so that wilen a paint container is not inserted into a port the port automatically closes to protect the operator from paint inadver-tently thrown off of a garment.
These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent to a worker skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the following draw-ings, of which:
Fig. 1 is an external view of the device for producingsplash art clothing showing a shirt installed on a stretcher which is mounted in a stretcher carrier;
Fig. 2 is a sectional view oE the splash art device taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the motor connected to the rotating stretcher carrier in which a stretcher is mounted fitted with a shirt about to be painted;
Fig. 3 is a side-sectional view of the device taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the mounting oE the stretcher carrier and the transparent dome in both the open and closed positions;
Fig. 4 is a view o~ a specific embodiment of a stretcher fitted with a shirt and being installed into a specific embodiment of a stretcher carrier;
Fig. 5 is a front view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 showing paint being applied directly to a shirt while the device is in the stationary mode with the stretcher installed in the stretcher carrier;
Fig. 6 is a view of a paint bottle inserted into a port in the transparent dome of the device;
Fig. 7 is a view of decorative paint applied to a station-ary shirt whicll is fitted on a stretcher;
E`ig. 3 is a representatiorl of the design produced by the paint applied in Fig. 7 after tl-e shlrt was rotated in the device;
and, Fig. 9 shows a stretcher, fitted with A shirt, installed into the drawer of a conventional drying oven.
Referring now to Figs. 1-5, the device for producing decorative patterns on clothing 10, includes housing 12, formsd for example, out of vacuum formed plastic, transparent cover 14, similar to the type disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,393,807, formed with ports 16 to allow paint to be applied to a shirt during the operation of device 10 and disposable splash liner 17 to keep paint from building up on cover 14. Device 10 further includes motor 18, for example, 10 a standard single phase 120 volt AC motor, timer 20, for example, a conventional power timer and motor control lever 22 attached, for example, to conventional motor speed controller 23. Stretcher carrier means 24 for holding a sl~irt or other clothing to which paint is applied, is mounted on shaft 26. Also mounted on shaft 26 is 15 pulley 28 which is coupled to motor 18 by drive belt 30. Shaft 26 is supported by and freely rotates in bearings which are mounted at opposite ends 29(a) and 29~b) of shaft bracket 29. The rotation of motor 18 will cause stretcher carrier means 24 to rotate in a horizontal plane. Stretcher carrier means 24 supports stretcher 20 means 32 having end tabs 34 and 36 onto which a shirt 40 or another garment has been placed by slipping stretcher means 32 between the front and rear surfaces thereof to maintain the garment in a stretched position during decoration and prevent paint bleed through to the back of the garment. To hold shirt 40 tightly onto stretcher 25 means 32, sleeves 42 are taped to the rear of shirt 40 by tape 44.
The length of stretcher means 32 is governed by the size of the clothing to be decorated by device 10.
Referring now to ~igs. 4-5, stretcher carrier means 24 is preferrably constructed so that arms 46, 48 can be adjusted to vary the distance between end blocks 50, 52, depending on the size of the stretcher means 32 to be inserted there between. Arms 46, 48 slide relative to block 54 and arm 46 is Eorked to allow arm 48 to slide between spaced walls 461a), 46(b). Pin 56, connectea to rod 58 and knob 60, protrudes downward through block 54 and positioning holes 62 in arms 46, 48. Spring 63 contained in pin housing 6~ biases pin 56 in a downward direction. When knob 60 is manually pulled upward, 5 pin 56 is retracted from arms 46, 48, allowing the distance between end blocks 50, 52 to be varied to another predetermined distance, depending on the location of positioning holes 62. End blocks 50, 52 are formed with vertical channels 64, 66 and horizontal slots 6a, 70 respectively. Stretcher means 32 is inserted into stretcher carrier means 24 by inserting tab 34 into slot 68, flexing stretcher means 32 and then inserting tab 36 into slot 70. The orientation oE
stretcher means 32 in stretcher carrier means 24 is not critical, and thus, tab 34 can be inserted into slot 70 while tab 36 is inserted into slot 68.
ReEerring now to Figs. 2-3, and 6, cover 14 is equipped with interlock switch 72 which allows motor 18 to be activated only when cover 14 is in the closed position. Cover 14 is equipped with multiple ports 16 which, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are formed to hold paint bottle 74 with nose 76. Ports 16 are formed with flaps 78 that automatically close when nose 76 is removed from port 16 so that paint inadvertently thrown off of a garment will not reach the operator.
Referring now to Figs. 2-4, during the operation of device 10, a shirt or other garment 40 is secured onto stretcher 32, as described above and inserted in stretcher carrier means 24. When cover 14 is manually closed, interlock switch 72 is closed so that motor 18 can be activated by motor control lever 22. Preferably, motor 18 rotates stretcher 32 at about 400 RPM for proper paint dispersion to occur on the clothing to be decorated. ~s shown in Fig.
2, decorative paint is applied to shirt 40 through ports 16 by manual manipulation of paint bottle 74. Since the flaps 78 of ports 16 (Fig.
6) are flexible, the angle of paint spray 80 can be varied, as shown _5_ 9~
in phantom in Fig. 2, depending on the desired design.
Referring to Figs. 5-8, it is possible to directly deposit decorative palnt onto shirt 56 without doing so through one of the ports 16. Due to interlock switch 72, however, this cannot be done while shirt 40 is being rotated. Fig. 7 is a view of shirt 40 with decorative paint applied to it in a manner shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 shows the results of the paint application disclosed in Fig. 7 after shirt 40 has been rotated in device 10.
Referring now to Fig. 9, conventional drying oven ~2 is shown with stretcher means 32 ihstalled in drawer 84 for rapid drying of the decorative paint on shirt 40. Shirt 40 remains on stretcller means 32 throughout the entire production process, includlng the drying stage, so that the possibility of either bleed through of the paint or smearing of the paint through handling of the shirt is eliminated.
While what has been described is the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and changes can be made to the invention while keeping within the spirit and scope thereof which is set forth in the appended claims.
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. a device for producing decorative patterns on clothing comprising a housing, a motor mounted to said housing, stretcher carrier means operatively engaged with said motor, said stretcher carries means including a first support arm, a second support arm, a first end block mounted proximate to the end of said first support arm, a second end block mounted proximate to the end of said second support arm, means for adjustably supporting said first arm support relative to said second arm support to permit the distance between said first and second end blocks to be varied, a plurality of stretcher means releaseably engaged with said first and second end blocks of said stretcher carrier means, said stretcher means being formed of different sizes to support various sized articles of clothing while the decorative patterns are produced on the clothing, cover means mounted to said housing, said cover means including at least one port, pliable flap means mounted to said port providing a closeable access to the interior of said device to receive the nozzle portion of a container of decorative paint to permit the application of decorative paint to the interior of said device and allow the decorative paint to be applied to the clothing to be decorated from various angles, and activation means electrically engaged with said motor and adapted to cause said stretcher carrier means to rotate within said housing while said paint is applied to said clothing to permit decorative patterns to be created on clothing.
2. A device for producing decorative patterns on clothing comprising a housing, a motor mounted to said housing, stretcher carrier means operatively engaged with said motor and adapted to be rotated thereby within said housing, said stretcher carrier means including a first support arm, a second support arm, a first end block mounted proximate to the end of said first support arm, a second end block mounted proximate to the end of said second support arm, means for adjustably supporting said first support arm relative to said second support arm to permit the distance between said first and second end blocks to be varied, a plurality of stretcher means adapted to be inserted between the first and second end blocks of said stretcher carrier means formed of various sizes to permit clothes of various sixes to be supported so that the front of said clothing is separated from the rear of said clothing to prevent bleed through of paint during the decoration process, cover means mounted to said housing and formed with at least one self-closing port to confine decorative paint to the interior of said device, said self-closing port on said cover including pliable flap means closing the port to the area outside the interior of said device when said port is not in use, said pliable flaps on said self-closing port providing access to the interior of said device to receive the nozzle portion of a container of decorative paint to permit the application of decorative paint to the interior of said device and allow the decorative paint to be applied to the supported clothing from various angles, and activation means connected to said motor and adapted to cause said stretcher carrier means to rotate at variable speeds within said housing while said paint is applied to said clothing to permit decorative patterns to be created on clothing.
3. A device for producing decorative patterns on clothing, comprising in combination: stretcher means for receiving an article of clothing thereabout and maintaining at least a predetermined portion of said article in stretched condition for receiving pattern producing media thereon, a carrier for releasably engaging said stretcher means with an article of clothing supported on said stretcher means and constructed to position said stretcher means with said predetermined portion in a media receiving position, motor means coupled in driving relationship to said carrier for rotating said carrier to rotate said stretcher means about a spin axis such that a liquid coloring medium applied to said predetermined portion of said article is distributed by centrifugal force upon rotation of said carrier, and housing means for surrounding at least an area around said spin axis for catching and confining any liquid thrown from said rotating article.
4. A device in accordance with Claim 3, wherein said stretcher is flat and thin with parallel surfaces configured to fit within and stretch laterally an article of clothing with the fabric covering both of said stretcher surfaces, and said carrier has arms for engaging said stretcher and positioning it in said media receiving position with one of said surfaces horizontal and uppermost relative to the other of said surfaces, and with said spin axis oriented vertically.
5. A device for producing decorative patterns using pigmented liquid on a predetermined surface of clothing, comprising: a) housing means, b) motor means, and c) carrier means operatively engaged with said motor means and comprising i) support arm means, ii) stretcher means releasably engaging said support arm means, said stretcher means being operable to receive clothing thereabout and to also retain the predetermined surface of said clothing in substantially fixed position with respect to said stretcher means, said predetermined surface being capable of receiving the pigmented liquid thereon, said motor means being operable to cause rotational movement of said carrier means within said housing, and said rotational movement of said carrier means in conjunction with the deposition of said pigmented liquid upon said predetermined surface being effective to produce said decorative patterns.
6. A device in accordance with Claim 5, wherein said support means comprises first and second support arms, and said stretcher means is releasably engaged by said arms.
7. A device in accordance with Claim 6, wherein said stretcher means comprises a substantially rigid and planar member for receiving the clothing, and said support arms include means for engaging said member at opposed ends thereof.
8. A device in accordance with Claim 7, wherein said support arms comprise means for adjusting the length thereof so as to be capable of engaging stretcher members of different dimensions.
9. A device in accordance with Claim 8, wherein said stretcher member comprises a carrier constructionally arranged to receive the article of clothing thereabout and for securing the same to a surface disposed opposite to that surface which is intended to support the predetermined surface of the clothing, said stretcher member having opposed tab ends for engagement with said arms, said arms comprising end blocks at the free ends thereof for receiving said tabs therein, said adjustment means comprising a hub having disposed therein a pin biased for coaction with said arms, said arms being slideably engaged upon one another and having apertures therein which are adapted to come into registry with one another and with said biased pin to thereby permit adjustment of said arms with respect to one another, and said motor means comprising an electrical motor which is secured to said housing and operatively connected to said carrier means for rotating said carrier means about said hub.
10. A device in accordance with Claim 5, further comprising cover means, said cover means comprising safety switch means operatively engaged with said motor means in a manner whereby upon opening of the cover means said motor means is rendered inoperative and upon closure of the cover means said motor means becomes operative to rotate said carrier means.
11. A device in accordance with Claim 10, wherein said cover means has a dome shaped configuration.
12. A device in accordance with Claim 11, wherein said cover means has a plurality of apertures formed therein for permitting the passage of the pigmented liquid therethrough.
13. A device in accordance with Claim 12, wherein said apertures further comprise self-closing ports capable of receiving containers therein for permitting the passage of pigmented liquids therethrough and for preventing said liquids from exiting said dome upon removal of the containers from said self-closing ports.
14. A device in accordance with Claim 7, further comprising cover means, said cover means including safety switch means operatively engaged with said motor means such that upon opening of the cover means said motor means is rendered inoperative and upon closure of the cover means said motor means becomes operative to effectuate rotation of said carrier means.
15. A device in accordance with Claim 14, wherein said cover means has a dome shaped configuration.
16. A device in accordance with Claim 15, wherein said cover means has a plurality of apertures formed therein for permitting the passage of pigmented liquid therethrough.
17. A device in accordance with Claim 16, wherein said apertures further comprise self-closing ports capable of receiving containers therein for permitting the passage of pigmented liquids therethrough and for preventing said liquids from exiting said dome upon removal of the containers from said self-closing ports,
18. A device in accordance with Claim 5, wherein said pigmented liquid is paint.
19. The method of producing indicia upon an article of clothing or the like comprising: a) providing an article, b) disposing a pigmented liquid upon an exposed surface of the article, c) providing means for distributing the pigmented liquid upon said surface, d) distributing the liquid to form the indicia, e) providing means for drying the indicia bearing article, f) drying the indicia on the article in the drying means for a predetermined period of time.
20. A method in accordance with Claim 19, wherein the step of providing a means for distributing the pigmented liquid comprises providing means for spinning the article.
21. A method in accordance with Claim 20, wherein the step of distributing the pigmented liquid comprises rotating the article with said exposed surface lying substantially in a horizontal plane,
22. A method in accordance with Claim 21, wherein said drying means comprises a drying oven, and the step of drying comprises drying the indicia at a predetermined temperature.
23. A method in accordance with Claim 19, wherein said pigmented liquid comprises a paint.
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