Cutting and forming tool assembly
AssigneeCrayola LLC
InventorJohn Maxim
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Abstract
A cutting and forming tool assembly is disclosed that cuts and forms many types of material while remaining easy to use. The tool assembly may include a cutting or forming and an underlying board. The cutting and forming tool has a drive assembly and a shaft assembly contained within a housing. The shaft assembly of the tool assembly reciprocates and at least partially rotates during each reciprocating motion. The housing may be of various shapes and configurations, such as for example egg-shaped, computer mouse-shaped, or pen-shaped. The drive shaft contains a tip that protrudes from an opening in a lower portion of the housing during at least a portion of a downward stroke of the shaft assembly.
Claims20
An apparatus for one of cutting and forming material, the apparatus comprising,
- a housing;
- a drive assembly substantially contained within the housing, the drive assembly comprising a motor connected to a power supply;
- a shaft coupled to the drive assembly, the drive assembly imparting reciprocating motion to the shaft comprising a downward stroke and an upward stroke;
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- a shaft guide for imparting rotational movement to the shaft around a longitudinal axis of the shaft.
An apparatus for one of cutting and forming material, the apparatus comprising,
- a housing;
- a drive assembly substantially contained within the housing;
- a shaft coupled to the drive assembly, the drive assembly imparting rotational motion around a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
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- a shaft guide for imparting reciprocating movement to the shaft.
An apparatus for one of cutting and forming material, the apparatus comprising,
- a handheld assembly comprising a housing, a drive assembly substantially contained within the housing;
- a shaft assembly comprising a shaft terminating in a tip end and a shaft guide for imparting one of reciprocating or rotational motion to the shaft, and
- an underlying surface having a means for retaining the material on the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.