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US 7,464,631 B2Granted
Shape forming device
AssigneeNottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc.
InventorsJohn Nottingham, John Spirk, Patrick Brown, Robert Dorsey, Trevor Jackson, Carolyn McNeeley
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Abstract
Disclosed is a shape forming device for use with dies to provide cut, punched and embossed objects made from a variety of media. The shape forming device includes a housing that contains at least one pair of rollers oriented substantially parallel to one another, a power supply, electrically connected to the pair of rollers to drive their rotation so as to permit the feeding of a die between the rollers.
Claims12
A shape former, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a pair of rollers rotatably supported substantially within the housing and operatively connected with the electric motor;
- wherein the pair of rollers are substantially parallel to each other and are adapted to receive between them a die stack;
- and wherein the rollers are adapted to exert a compressive force on the die stack as the die stack travels between the rollers, whereby the compressive force of the rollers is sufficient to cause the die stack to render a predetermined shape or pattern on or with at least one piece of media placed within the die stack;
- and wherein the pair of rollers are adapted for engagement with a drive mechanism, wherein the drive mechanism is an electric motor that has a forward activation state and a reverse activation state;
- a power source for supplying power to the electric motor, the power source being selected from at least one battery and an alternative current adapter for use with standard U.S. household current;
- and
- a first and second activation switch operatively connected to the electric motor for activating the electric motor;
- wherein the activation switches are located on an outside surface of the housing;
- and wherein the first activation switch activates the electric motor in the forward activation state and the second activation switch activates the electric motor in the reverse activation state, wherein the second activation switch which activates the electric motor in the reverse activation state also activates an additional power source for the electrical motor to provide additional power for use with the reverse activation state.
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A shape forming kit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a power source;
- an electric motor electrically connected to the power source, wherein the electric motor has a forward activation state and a reverse activation state;
- at least one plate for supporting one or more dies in a die stack;
- a pair of rollers rotatably supported substantially within the housing and operatively connected with the electric motor;
- wherein the pair of rollers are substantially parallel to each other and are adapted to receive between them a die stack;
- and wherein the rollers are adapted to exert a compressive force on the die stack as the die stack travels between the rollers, whereby the compressive force of the rollers is sufficient to cause the die stack to do one or more of cut, punch and emboss at least one or a combination of articles of paper, plastic, metal or other media placed within the die stack;
- a power source for supplying power to the electric motor, the power source being at least one AA battery;
- and
- a first and second activation switch operatively connected to the electric motor for activating the electric motor;
- wherein the activation switches are located on an outside surface of the housing;
- and wherein the first activation switch activates the electric motor in the forward activation state and activates four AA batteries for powering the electric motor and the second activation switch activates the electric motor in the reverse activation state and activates six AA batteries for powering the electric motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.