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US 2014/0353206 A1Published application
Tool assisted piece assembly in enclosed container
OwnerKeerthi Gunasekaraninventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for tool assisted piece assembly are generally discussed herein. A system for tool assisted piece assembly may include a container, assembly pieces in the container, and at least one tool. The container may include a transparent portion configured to allow a user to see inside the container and an opening in the container. The at least one tool may be configured to allow a user manipulate the assembly pieces inside the enclosed container with the tool.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a container, wherein the container includes at least one transparent portion configured to allow a user to see inside the container;
- at least two assembly pieces disposed within the container, an assembly piece of the at least two assembly pieces including at least one connection feature, the at least one connection feature configured to mechanically couple the at least two assembly pieces with one another;
- at least one tool, wherein the at least one tool is configured to allow a user to manipulate at least one of the at least two assembly pieces, and wherein the container is configured to allow the at least one tool to contact, directly or indirectly, at least one of the at least two assembly pieces in the container.
A method comprising:
- manipulating first and second assembly pieces situated in a container using a tool situated at least partially outside the container;
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- coupling a first assembly piece to a second assembly piece using the tool.
A system comprising:
- at least two assembly pieces, the at least two assembly pieces including a first and a second assembly piece, the first assembly piece including a connection feature and the second assembly piece including a mating connection feature configured to couple to the connection feature of the first assembly piece, the connection feature of the first assembly piece including at least one of a pin, screw, magnet, or a tab;
- first and second tweezers, wherein the first and second tweezers are configured to allow a user to manipulate the at least two assembly pieces with the first and second tweezers;
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- a container, wherein the container includes:
- a first transparent portion configured to allow a user to see inside the container;
- a first opening in a first side of the container, the first opening sized and shaped so as to prevent the at least two assembly pieces from escaping the container when the at least two assembly pieces are situated in the container, and the first opening configured to allow the first tweezers to contact, directly or indirectly, at least one of the at least two assembly pieces when they are in the container;
- a second opening in a second side of the container, the second side opposite the first side, the second opening sized and shaped so as to prevent the at least two assembly pieces from escaping the container when the at least two assembly pieces are in the container, and the second opening configured to allow the second tweezers to contact, directly or indirectly, at least one of the at least two assembly pieces when they are in the container;
- first and second flexible membranes, the first and second flexible membranes configured to allow a first or second tweezers to tweeze the first assembly piece when the first or second flexible membrane is between the first or second tweezers and the first assembly piece, the first flexible membrane attached around the first opening, and the second flexible membrane attached to the second opening;
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- an end-user attachable or detachable portion configured to allow a user to situate the first or second assembly piece in, or remove the first or second assembly piece from, the container when the end-user attachable or detachable portion is removed from the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.