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US 2024/0316983 A1Published application
Crafting Mat Assembly, Method for Utilizing the Same and Packaging Assembly
AssigneeCricut, Inc.
InventorsMitchell Alan Cheever, Kristy Lynn Barney, James Alan Elzey
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Abstract
A crafting mat includes a container portion and a layered interior body portion. The container portion includes a top layer and a bottom layer connected to the top layer for defining a cavity. The layered interior body portion is disposed within the cavity. The layered interior body portion includes an upper layer, a lower layer and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. A method for utilizing a crafting mat is also disclosed. A packaging assembly including packaging and a crafting mat is also disclosed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a motor;
- a pinion coupled to the motor, wherein the motor is configured to drive rotation of the pinion;
- a rack engaged with the pinion, wherein the rotation of the pinion is configured to drive linear translation of the rack;
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- a housing body assembly configured to hold a working tool, wherein the rack is operably coupled to the housing body assembly such that the linear translation is configured to urge the housing body assembly along a first axis in a first direction to move the working tool relative to a workpiece.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a motor;
- a pinion coupled to the motor, wherein the motor is configured to drive rotation of the pinion;
- a rack engaged with the pinion, wherein the rotation of the pinion is configured to drive linear translation of the rack;
- a housing body assembly configured to hold a working tool, wherein the rack is operably coupled to the housing body assembly such that the linear translation is configured to urge the housing body assembly along a first axis in a first direction to move the working tool relative to a workpiece;
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- a spring disposed between the rack and a surface of the housing body assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.