Patent ID: 11945245
Assignee: CRICUT, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 11:
12. A heat press comprising:
a deflector subassembly including a force deflector and an insulation base portion, the force deflector including an upper handle portion, the insulation base portion connected to the force deflector;
a heating subassembly including a heating coil and a heat plate the heat plate thermally coupled to the heating coil;
a housing cover that is connected to and at least partially encloses one or more components of one or both of the deflector subassembly and the heating subassembly, wherein the housing cover comprises a leading side portion and a trailing side portion; and
electronics disposed within the housing cover, wherein the electronics comprise:
a first printed circuit board coupled to and at least partially disposed within the housing cover adjacent to the upper handle portion of the force deflector; and
a second printed circuit board at least partially disposed within the leading side portion of the housing cover.