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US 12,479,035 B2Granted
Tool assembly for a crafting apparatus
AssigneeCricut, Inc.
InventorJeremy Burton Crystal
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Abstract
A tool assembly includes a housing, a shaft, a spherical member, and a head. The housing defines a shaft channel. The shaft is rotatably disposed within the shaft channel and includes an exposed portion outside of the shaft channel. The exposed portion defines an engagement channel extending through an outer surface of the exposed portion. The spherical member is disposed within the engagement channel. The head is configured to be engaged with the exposed portion of the shaft. The head includes a detent configured to selectively engage the spherical member.
Claims20
A device for a crafting apparatus comprising:
- a main body extending from a first end to a second end, the main body comprising a housing defining a shaft channel;
- a shaft rotatably disposed within the shaft channel;
- a gear disposed at the first end of the main body, the gear is coupled to the shaft and is configured to drive rotation of the shaft relative to the housing, wherein the gear is configured to engage a drive mechanism of the crafting apparatus;
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- a head extending from the second end of the main body, the head comprising a tool configured to manipulate a sheet-like medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.