Patent ID: 8636431

Claim:
A crafting apparatus comprising: a body defining at least one passageway for receiving a workpiece; a cutter disposed along the at least one passageway; a printer disposed along the at least one passageway and spaced from the cutter; and a feed path bypass assembly disposed along the at least one passageway between the cutter and the printer; wherein the feed path bypass assembly alters a feed path of the workpiece through the at least one passageway; a first pair of rollers disposed adjacent the cutter for receiving and selectively controlling movement of the workpiece with respect to the cutter during cutting operations and a second pair of rollers disposed adjacent the printer for receiving and selectively controlling movement of the workpiece with respect to the printer during printing operations; wherein the feed path bypass assembly comprises a first toggle member pivotable between a first position allowing movement of the workpiece along a first feed path bypassing the first pair of rollers and a second position allowing movement of the workpiece along a second feed path between the first pair of rollers; wherein the feed path bypass assembly further includes: a second toggle member disposed along the at least one passageway downstream of the cutter and upstream of the printer, the second toggle member pivotable between first and second positions; and a carrier arm disposed along the at least one passageway and pivotable between first and second positions, the carrier arm rotatably supporting an upper roller of the second pair of rollers; wherein movement of the second toggle member to its first position allows movement of the carrier arm to its first position selectively engaging the upper roller of the second pair of rollers against a lower roller of the second pair of rollers; and wherein movement of the second toggle member to its second position allows movement of the carrier arm to its second position disengaging contact between the second pair of rollers.