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US 11,945,245 B2Granted
Heat press, components, apparatuses, systems, and methods
AssigneeCricut, Inc.
InventorsJames Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
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Abstract
A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
Claims20
A heat press docking station base comprising:
- a nest portion including a body shell and a perforated floor, the body shell having a lower surface, the perforated floor connected to the body shell;
- and
- one or more legs extending from a lower surface of the body shell;
- wherein the body shell comprises:
- an inner peripheral body shell portion;
- and
- an outer peripheral body shell portion joined to the inner peripheral body shell portion.
4 more elements
A heat press comprising:
- a deflector subassembly including a force deflector and an insulation base portion, the force deflector including an upper handle portion, the insulation base portion connected to the force deflector;
- a heating subassembly including a heating coil and a heat plate the heat plate thermally coupled to the heating coil;
- a housing cover that is connected to and at least partially encloses one or more components of one or both of the deflector subassembly and the heating subassembly, wherein the housing cover comprises a leading side portion and a trailing side portion;
- and
- electronics disposed within the housing cover, wherein the electronics comprise:
- a first printed circuit board coupled to and at least partially disposed within the housing cover adjacent to the upper handle portion of the force deflector;
- and
- a second printed circuit board at least partially disposed within the leading side portion of the housing cover.
5 more elements
A heat press docking station base comprising:
- a nest portion including a body shell and a perforated floor, the body shell having a lower surface, the perforated floor connected to the body shell;
- one or more legs extending from a lower surface of the body shell;
- and
- a heat resistant material insert disposed within a cavity formed by the one or more legs.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.