Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drive structure for tape or chalk reels
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Application No.: US17800429Application Date: 2021-03-03
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Publication No.: US11713210B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Cecil Mckinley Wilson
- Applicant: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US NC Apex
- Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Current Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Apex
- Agency: Burr & Forman LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2021/020641 2021.03.03
- International Announcement: WO2021/178515A 2021.09.10
- Date entered country: 2022-08-17
- Main IPC: B44D3/38
- IPC: B44D3/38 ; B65H75/44 ; G01B3/1005

Abstract:
A drive assembly for a tool with a rotatable crank and a reel may include a carrier operably coupled to the reel, a stress relief plate interposed between the carrier and the crank and configured to operably couple the carrier to the crank, and mating surfaces disposed on the carrier, the stress relief plate, and the crank in a stacked arrangement to distribute stresses and increase maximum torque capacity of the drive assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230081691A1 IMPROVED DRIVE STRUCTURE FOR TAPE OR CHALK REELS Public/Granted day:2023-03-16
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