Material roll feeder
AssigneeCricut, Inc.
InventorsPierre Harper, Michael Nolan, Kurt Stalsberg, Grayson Stopp
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Abstract
Described herein is a material roll feeder that may be used for automatically feeding material into a machine, such as an electronic cutting machine. The roll feeder includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be configured to rotatably support a roll of material and the second portion may define a channel configured to receive and guide material from the roll of material therethrough. The second portion of the roll feeder may comprise guide geometry configured to operably enable a separated section of material that has been separated from the roll of material to move over a top surface of the roll of material.
Claims20
A roll feeder comprising:
- a first portion configured to rotatably support a roll of material;
- and
- a second portion defining a channel configured to receive and guide material from the roll of material therethrough;
- wherein the second portion of the roll feeder is configured to be detachably coupled to a cutting machine, wherein the channel is configured to operably guide the material from the roll of material to pass through the channel to a working area of the cutting machine.
A roll feeder comprising:
- a first portion configured to rotatably support a roll of material;
- and
- a second portion defining a channel configured to receive and guide material from the roll of material therethrough;
- wherein:
- the second portion defines a cutting slot via which the material may be severed;
- and
- the second portion of the roll feeder comprises guide geometry configured to operably enable a separated section of material that has been separated from the roll of material to move over a top surface of the roll of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.