US 12,188,605 B1
Crafting support system and assembly including the same
Bayden Filleul, Taumarunui (NZ); Mel Reynolds, Bray (IE); Jerome Tobin, Wicklow (IE); and Norman Stevenson, Dublin (IE)
Assigned to Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed by Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,907.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/018,267, filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Int. Cl. F16M 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/22 (2013.01) [F16M 2200/068 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crafting support system configured to receive a crafting apparatus, the crafting support system comprising:
a proximal portion; and
a distal portion removably connected to the proximal portion, wherein each of the proximal portion and the distal portion includes:
a support rod; and
at least one support pad connected to the support rod,
wherein a first portion of the support rod of the proximal portion is offset from a second portion of the support rod of the proximal portion,
wherein, when the distal portion is connected to the proximal portion, the second portion of the support rod of the proximal portion, the at least one support pad of the proximal portion, and the at least one support pad of the distal portion collectively form a base of a well that is sized for receiving and supporting the crafting apparatus,
wherein an upper surface of the first portion of the support rod of the proximal portion is configured to be substantially aligned with an upper surface of a door of the crafting apparatus received at the well with the door in an open orientation,
wherein the support rod of the distal portion includes:
a base member;
a first arm extending from a first end of the base member; and
a second arm extending from a second end of the base member, wherein each of the first arm and the second arm includes a first segment and a second segment extending away from a distal end of the first segment,
wherein a proximal end of the first segment of the first arm is connected to the first end of the base member,
wherein a proximal end of the first segment of the second arm is connected to the second end of the base member, and
wherein the at least one support pad of the distal portion includes:
a base portion; and
a shoulder portion having:
a proximal end that extends from and is connected to the base portion of the at least one support pad; and
a distal end that extends across and connects the second segment of each of the first arm and the second arm.