Assembly for Coloring Articles And Method of Coloring

摘要

A coloring system includes an assembly for retaining articles to be colored and an actuator for moving the assembly. The assembly can be translated horizontally, raised and lowered and rotated by the actuator. The coloring system may include a fluid control system that allows gas to be removed from a container of the assembly while the container is immersed in a liquid coloring agent.

主权项

1. A coloring system for making a colored article, comprising:
an assembly, the assembly further including:
a central support member;a container having an open end, the container being attached to the central support member;at least one fastening structure configured to fasten an article within the container in a fixed position; an actuator that connects to the central support member, the actuator being configured to introduce the assembly into a liquid coloring agent, wherein the open end of the container allows the liquid coloring agent to contact a first portion of the article, while suspending a second portion of the article above the liquid coloring agent; and wherein the actuator can rotate the assembly such that the article may rotate about a central axis of the assembly, the central axis extending through a center of the central support member.