CPC A47F 10/00 (2013.01) [B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); A47F 7/22 (2013.01); B65D 25/54 (2013.01); B65D 85/182 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A direct-to-garment personalization system for personalizing an article, comprising:
a direct-to-garment printer configured to print a graphic onto the article;
a packaged article including the article and a packaging, the packaging comprising:
an upper packaging portion having: a top wall;
a print-access window formed in the top wall sized and shaped to accommodate access for a direct-to-garment printer; and
a plurality of sidewalls connected to the top wall; a lower packaging portion, having:
a bottom wall;
a print-access window formed in the bottom wall sized and shaped to accommodate access for a direct-to-garment printer; and
a plurality of sidewalls connect to the bottom wall, and wherein the packaged article has a thickness from 0.1 inches to 1 inch;
a stiffener configured to support the article in the lower packaging portion, the article having a printable area lying flat against a front side of the stiffener and having a portion folded around the stiffener,
a retainer for securing the folded portion of the article on a back side of the stiffener, wherein the retainer and the stiffener keep the printable area taut during printing;
a storage area containing the packaged article; and
a transfer system for retrieving the packaged article from the storage area and for moving the packaged article to the direct-to-garment printer.
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