Reconfigurable rotatable performance device
AssigneeFlambeau, Inc.
InventorKyle Weems
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Abstract
A rotatable device for performing maneuvers as the rotatable device rotates is disclosed. The device comprises a rotatable assembly that includes a first lobe and a second lobe, an intermediate assembly between the first lobe and second lobe, and a first spacer between the intermediate assembly and the first lobe. The first spacer includes a first surface. In a first configuration, the first spacer defines an interference fit with the intermediate assembly. In a second configuration wherein the first spacer is reversed relative to the first configuration, the first surface defines a loose fit with the intermediate assembly.
Claims20
A rotatable device for performing maneuvers as the rotatable device rotates, comprising:
- a rotatable assembly including a first lobe and a second lobe;
- an intermediate assembly between the first lobe and second lobe, the intermediate assembly including an outer axle configured to engage a string during use of the device;
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- wherein the device is manually changeable by a user such that the outer axle is fixed relative to the rotatable assembly in a first configuration and rotatable relative to the rotatable assembly in a second configuration.
A rotatable device for performing maneuvers as the rotatable device rotates, comprising:
- a first shell assembly;
- a second shell assembly opposite the first shell assembly;
- an inner axle connecting the first shell assembly and the second shell assembly;
- an outer axle disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner axle and being rotatable relative to the inner axle;
- a first spacer disposed between the first shell assembly and the outer axle, and the first spacer disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner axle;
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- wherein the first spacer is configurable to be oriented in a first configuration in which the first spacer engages the outer axle to fix the outer axle relative to the inner axle, and the first spacer is configurable to be oriented in a second configuration in which the first spacer permits the outer axle to rotate relative to the inner axle.
A method of manually disassembling a rotatable device having a rotatable assembly including a first lobe and a second lobe, at least the first lobe including a first access handle having a first threaded section, and the rotatable device also having an intermediate assembly between the first and second lobes, the intermediate assembly including a first complimentary threaded section to connect to the first threaded section, comprising the steps of:
- disengaging the first access handle from the intermediate assembly;
- removing the first access handle from the device;
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- separating the first lobe from the intermediate assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.