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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventor:
Cecil Mckinley Wilson, Sanford, NC (US);
Assignee:
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44D 3/38 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01); G01B 3/1005 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/4492 (2013.01); B44D 3/38 (2013.01); G01B 3/1005 (2013.01); B65H 2403/61 (2013.01); B65H 2701/357 (2013.01); G01B 2003/1025 (2013.01);
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.