US 12,251,952 B2
Heat press
Vance Campbell, South Jordan, UT (US); Thomas Crisp, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US); Jeremy B. Crystal, Springville, UT (US); Del Ray Doty, Carlsbad, CA (US); Francois Laine, Walnut Creek, CA (US); Ryun Bates Noble, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Bradley Carroll Rice, Carlsbad, CA (US); Grayson Stopp, San Francisco, CA (US); Giacomo Michael Pasquale Strollo, San Diego, CA (US); and Zhian Wang, Holladay, UT (US)
Assigned to Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed by Cricut, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/441,896.
Application 18/441,896 is a continuation of application No. 18/260,202, previously published as PCT/US2022/014117, filed on Jan. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/142,490, filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227426 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41M 5/26 (2006.01); B30B 15/06 (2006.01); B30B 15/34 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01)
CPC B41M 5/26 (2013.01) [B30B 15/064 (2013.01); B30B 15/34 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat press comprising:
an upper assembly comprising a heat plate;
a lower assembly comprising a platen;
a base assembly interconnecting the upper assembly to the lower assembly;
a drive motor that is configured to move the upper assembly relative to the lower assembly;
a first handle forming a front edge of the heat press; and
a second handle defined on a side of the heat press, wherein the second handle is configured to enable a user to lift and/or tote the heat press;
wherein the heat press is configured to heat and compress, between the heat plate and the platen, a workpiece; and
wherein the heat plate is coupled to an upper housing via a gimbal structure comprising four spring-loaded anchors, wherein the four spring-loaded anchors are disposed around a central location of the heat plate and are configured to enable angling of the heat plate relative to the upper housing in response to a shape of a workpiece compressed between the heat plate and the platen.