Printing – Printing members – Special-designs forms
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-26
2001-04-17
Hilten, John S. (Department: 2854)
Printing
Printing members
Special-designs forms
C101S372000, C101S405000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216593
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to stamp assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new animation generating apparatus and method for creating an animation book.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of stamp assemblies is known in the prior art. More specifically, stamp assemblies heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,579,692; U.S. Pat. No. 5,410,962; U.S. Pat. No. 3,158,096; U.S. Pat. No. 5,178,067; U.S. Pat. No. 4,593,618; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 317,189.
In these respects, the animation generating apparatus and method according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of creating an animation book.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of stamp assemblies now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new animation generating apparatus and method construction wherein the same can be utilized for creating an animation book.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the stamp assemblies mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new animation generating apparatus and method which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art stamp assemblies, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a plurality of figurines each having a torso member, a head member mounted on an upper extent of the torso member, at least one arm member including an inboard portion pivotally coupled to a central extent of the torso member and an outboard portion pivotally coupled to the inboard portion of the arm member, and at least one leg member including an inboard portion pivotally coupled to a lower extent of the torso member and an outboard portion pivotally coupled to the inboard portion of the leg member, each of the members having a first planar face, a second planar face and a periphery formed therebetween, wherein the first planar faces of the members remain in coplanar relationship during pivoting with respect to each other, the first planar face of each of the members having a planar elastomeric pad mounted thereon with the pad having a plurality of ornate grooves formed therein, the second planar face of the torso member having a disk-shaped knob mounted thereon for gripping purposes; a paper pad including a plurality of substantially square flexible sheets of paper each having side edges coupled via a binder for being flipped in a consecutive manner; and an ink pad assembly including a base with a bottom face having a peripheral side wall coupled to a periphery of the bottom face and extending upwardly therefrom for defining an interior compartment for housing an ink pad and a lid hingably coupled to the peripheral side wall of the ink pad assembly for selectively sealing the ink pad within the interior compartment.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the stamp assemblies mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new animation generating apparatus and method which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art stamp assemblies, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such animation generating apparatus and method economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method for creating an animation book.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new animation generating apparatus and method that includes at least one figurine each having a torso member, a head member mounted on an upper extent of the torso member, and at least one extremity member pivotally coupled to the torso member. The members of the figurine each have at least one substantially planar face which remains in coplanar relationship with the substantially planar faces of the remaining members.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3973494 (1976-08-01),
Hilten John S.
Williams Kevin D.
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