Printing – Printing members – Stamp handles
Patent
1995-01-18
1996-12-03
Burr, Edgar S.
Printing
Printing members
Stamp handles
101368, B41K 156
Patent
active
055796923
ABSTRACT:
A rubber stamp is disclosed which produces a special effect when the stamp is pressed against a medium to be imprinted therewith. The stamp is comprised of a handle and a plurality of die mounts with images thereon which are interchangeable upon the handle. The special effect which is generated by operation of the rubber stamp is determined by the image mounted thereon. A plurality of special effects are provided within the rubber stamp which correlate with a plurality of images attachable thereto. The special effects generated by the stamp can include audible (sounds and/or voice and/or music), light (patterns and/or sequences), and/or aromas. A cavity in the plastic handle of the rubber stamp contains the electronic circuitry necessary to provide the special effects messages. Sensors, such as an array of pressure sensitive switches, are affixed within the plastic handle so as to engage in a predetermined manner with an actuator in the attached die mount upon imprinting, so as to trigger the electronic circuitry to issue a respective special effects message simultaneously with imprinting of a visual image from the rubber stamp upon the desired medium. A large variety of operative alternatives are disclosed, including effects generation asynchronous with imprinting the rubber stamp. Application to rotating rubber stamps and to other hand-held image generation devices are also disclosed.
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Burr Edgar S.
Nguyen Anthony H.
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