Logitech Europe S.a.

Cricut, Inc.

Mel Reynolds

Mathew Bates

John Moriarty

James Jackson

Cathal Loughnane

Denis O'Keeffe

Marten Helwig

Brian Stephens

Stephen Harvey

Chia Feng Lee

James Lynch

George Barrett

Simone Mandelli

Ronan Carroll

Norman Stevenson

Richard Milhe

Li-Jen Chien

Jerome Tobin

Bayden Filleul

Benjamin Riot

A crafting support system is disclosed. The crafting support system is configured to receive a crafting apparatus. The crafting support system includes a proximal portion and a distal portion removably connected to the proximal portion. Each of the proximal portion and the distal portion includes a support rod and at least one support pad connected to the support rod. A first portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion is axially offset from a second portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion for forming a well that is sized for receiving the crafting apparatus. An assembly including the crafting support system and the crafting apparatus is also disclosed.

Crafting support system and assembly including the same

Input device

Aspects of the invention relate to an apparatus including a housing and a slot disposed in the housing, the slot configured to hold an input device in a plurality of upright configurations including at least a forward-facing upright configuration such that the input device faces the front portion of the housing, and at least a backward-facing upright configuration such that the input device faces the back portion of the housing. The slot can be overmolded with a rubber compound (e.g. silicon-based) and configured to provide an improved coefficient of friction to reduce slippage of the input device when held in the slot. In some aspects, the housing includes a surface, and the overmolded portion of the slot can protrude above the surface of the housing.

Protective cover for a tablet computer

In certain embodiments, a protective cover for an input device includes a housing having an outer portion and an inner portion, with the inner portion including a first end and a second end, and a plurality of keys disposed in an area at the first end of the inner portion of the housing. A holder can be configured to receive and secure an input device with at least a portion of the holder coupled to the second end of the inner portion of the housing. The housing can be configurable in a plurality of positions including a closed configuration, an open configuration, a first active configuration, and a second active configuration. The protective cover can further include a plurality of magnets coupled to the housing and configured to secure the housing in one or more of the closed, open, and active configurations.

Certain embodiments relate to a protective cover with a housing and a latch mechanism. The latch can be hingeably coupled to a back portion of the housing such that the latch is configured to rotate, via the hinge coupling, from a closed position to an open position. The latch can further be slideably coupled to the housing such that the latch is configured to laterally slide out from the back portion of the housing to an extended position, where the bottom side of the latch can be configured to couple to and secure an input device to the surface of the housing.

In certain embodiments, a protective cover includes a housing having a surface, and a latch mechanism hingeably coupled to the housing. The latch can include a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side configured to couple to and secure an input device to the surface of the housing. The latch can be configured to rotate, via the hinge coupling, between a first configuration and second configuration. In the first configuration, the top side of the latch can be flush with the surface of the housing and the bottom side embedded within the housing such that the latch does not protrude from the housing. In the second configuration, the latch can be rotated relative to the first configuration and protrude from the housing. The latch can be operable to be rotated open from the first configuration to the second configuration via the hinge coupling.

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Bray, Ireland

Mel Reynolds