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.
Claims19
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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- a first annular spacer disposed between the intermediate assembly and the first lobe, the first annular spacer being manually repositionable by a user such that, in a first configuration, the first annular spacer defines an interference fit with the intermediate assembly to fix the outer axle relative to the rotatable assembly and, in a second configuration, the first annular spacer defines a loose fit with the intermediate assembly to permit the outer axle to rotate relative to the rotatable assembly.
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 annular spacer disposed between the first shell assembly and the outer axle, and the first annular spacer disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner axle;
- wherein the first annular spacer is configurable to be oriented in a first configuration in which the first annular spacer engages the outer axle to fix the outer axle relative to the inner axle, and the first annular spacer is configurable to be oriented in a second configuration in which the first annular spacer permits the outer axle to rotate relative to the inner axle;
- wherein the outer axle includes a one-way bearing and an outer member, the one-way bearing disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner axle and being rotatable relative to the inner axle in the second configuration only in a first direction, and the outer member disposed radially outwardly relative to the one-way bearing and being fixed relative to the one-way bearing.
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 annular spacer disposed between the first shell assembly and the outer axle, and the first annular spacer disposed radially outwardly relative to the inner axle;
- wherein the first annular spacer is configurable to be oriented in a first configuration in which the first annular spacer engages the outer axle to fix the outer axle relative to the inner axle, and the first annular spacer is configurable to be oriented in a second configuration in which the first annular spacer permits the outer axle to rotate relative to the inner axle;
- wherein the inner axle defines an axis about which the first shell assembly and the second shell assembly are rotatable relative to the outer axle, and in the second configuration an orientation of the first annular spacer along the axis is reversed relative to the first configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.