Pop up controller for heat press
AssigneeStahls' Inc.
InventorAnton Galkin
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Abstract
A heat press includes a base, a handle, a heater arm, a controller, a lower platen, and an upper platen. The handle is pivotally coupled to the base. The heater arm is pivotally coupled to the base. The controller is pivotally coupled to the handle and the heater arm such that the controller pivots from a first position to a second position during a pivotal movement of the handle from an open position to a closed position. The lower platen is connected to base. The upper platen is connected to the heater arm. A surface of the upper platen is separated from a surface of the lower platen in the open position. The surface of the upper platen is in contact with the surface of the lower platen in the closed position.
Claims13
A heat press comprises:
- a base;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the base about a first axis;
- a heater arm pivotally coupled to the base about a second axis;
- a controller pivotally coupled to the handle about a third axis and to the heater arm about a fourth axis, such that the controller pivots from a first position to a second position during a pivotal movement of the handle from an open position to a closed position;
- a heater disposed within at least one of the lower platen and/or the upper platen, the heater electrically connected to the controller;
- a lower platen connected to the base;
- and
- an upper platen connected to the heater arm;
- wherein a surface of the upper platen is separated from a surface of the lower platen in the open position, and the surface of the upper platen is in contact with the surface of the lower platen in the closed position;
- wherein the controller pivots out of substantially parallel alignment with the upper platen when the upper platen moves from the closed position to the open position;
- wherein the controller is configured to control at least one parameter of the heat press, the controller including:
- a viewing surface that is visible to an operator of the heat press during movement of the controller from the first position to the second position;
- a display disposed on the viewing surface;
- and
- at least one button configured to set the at least one parameter of the heat press;
- and
- wherein when the controller is in the first position, the viewing surface of the controller is disposed at an angle relative to an upper surface of the upper platen;
- and
- when the controller is in the second position, the viewing surface of the controller is disposed substantially parallel to an upper surface of the upper platen.
A method of fabricating a heat press, comprising:
- attaching a lower platen to a base;
- attaching a heater arm to the base, the heater disposed within at least one of a lower platen and/or an upper platen;
- electrically connecting the heater to a controller;
- attaching a handle to the base;
- coupling the controller to the heater arm and the handle such that the controller pivots from a first position to a second position during a pivotal movement of the handle from an open position to a closed position;
- and
- coupling the upper platen to the heater arm such that the controller pivots out of substantially parallel alignment with the upper platen during the pivotal movement from the closed position to the open position;
- configuring the controller to control at least one parameter of the heat press, the controller including:
- a viewing surface that is visible to an operator of the heat press during movement of the controller from the first position to the second position;
- a display disposed on the viewing surface;
- and
- at least one button configured to set the at least one parameter of the heat press;
- wherein when the controller is in the first position, the viewing surface of the controller is disposed at an angle relative to an upper surface of the upper platen;
- and
- when the controller is in the second position, the viewing surface of the controller is disposed substantially parallel to an upper surface of the upper platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.