Printing – Printing members and inkers – Pad inker
Utility Patent
1998-11-25
2001-01-02
Hilten, John S. (Department: 2854)
Printing
Printing members and inkers
Pad inker
CD18S017000
Utility Patent
active
06167807
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Rectangular ink pads are well known. Such pads are used in every day life and in business operations. Incoming mail is often stamped with the date of receipt. Other documents are stamped with information concerning distribution, confidentiality, and other important information for the reader. Typically, the ink pad used in such stamping activities has sufficient surface area so that the stamp contacts a certain area of the ink pad and is pressed into the pad so that a thin layer of ink covers the surface of the stamp. The stamp with layer of ink is then pressed onto a second surface (e.g., paper) to be imprinted.
Fingerprints are also obtained with the use of a conventional rectangular ink pad. For such prints, each finger is typically pressed onto the ink pad and rolled back and forth over the surface of the pad so that a thin layer of ink forms on the surface of the finger. The finger with ink layer is then pressed gently against a piece of paper, cardboard, or the like and again rolled back and forth without smudging to create an inked impression of the finger surface on the paper.
Children of all ages love to get their fingers and hands dirty. Finger painting is a particularly fun activity. Children also tend leave their “mark” by placing their dirty hands on clean surfaces such as walls, furniture, and the like. Character stamps have also become very popular recently wherein impressions of cartoon characters are etched or grooved onto rubber surfaces of stamping blocks. A stamp is pressed onto an ink pad so as to form a layer of ink on the surface of the rubber stamp. The stamp is then pressed onto paper, cardboard, or another surface to transfer the character image of the stamp onto the surface. The ink pads used in stamping are generally rectangular in shape and may have a variety of areas within the rectangle of different color inks so that colorful images can be created.
Children also love sending letters to and preparing drawings for loved ones. Often, the child is too young to be able to write his name on the letter or picture. Occasionally, the child sticks his/her hands in finger paint or other non-toxic washable paint to form a layer of the paint on the hand and then press their hands onto a picture to leave an impression as their signature. This is often a messy operation that requires additional trays, paint containers and the like to hold the paint and have sufficient area for the child to lay their hand on and form the layer of paint. The ink pads described above, in general, do not have sufficient area for the disposition of a child's hand. Moreover, the conventional rectangular ink pad did not reflect the shape of the child's hand thereby causing confusion to the child.
Although a niche of children's ink pads has developed wherein ink pads are child safe and inks used within the pads are washable and non-toxic, heretofore, fanciful ink pads having a particular shape have not been developed. There is a need for a fluid medium containing article to be provided in the shape of a person's extremity such as a hand having a palm region and finger regions so that children may fit their hands onto the pad so that a thin layer of transfer fluid remains on their hand which can then be pressed onto a surface to create an impression of the child's hand.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a fluid medium containing article for use in transferring an image onto a second article. The fluid medium containing article includes a base and a fluid medium retaining pad positioned on the base. The fluid medium retaining pad is generally in the shape of a terminal portion of a human extremity. A fluid medium is disposed on the pad.
In a second aspect, the present invention is directed to a fluid medium containing article for use in transferring an image onto a second article wherein the fluid medium containing article includes a base and a fluid medium containing pad positioned on the base. The pad is generally in the shape of first and second terminal portions of two human extremities in juxtaposed position. A fluid medium is disposed on the pad.
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Grohusky Leslie J.
Hilten John S.
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