Printing – Printing members – Stamp handles
Patent
1998-06-17
2000-05-09
Hilten, John S.
Printing
Printing members
Stamp handles
101333, B41K 156
Patent
active
060588403
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a mounting for manual stamps comprising an outer casing, a stamp-carrying body which is slidably mounted in the outer casing and which comprises a lower peripheral edge, and at least one spring pushing the stamp-carrying body out of the outer casing.
A stamp mounting is known from European Patent Application Publication No. 0 438 067 A2, in which the outer casing is made to slide over the stamp-carrying body, causing the actuation of a mechanism for rotating the punch, the performance of the action of stamping and the return to a position in contact with the ink pad.
In the working position, the punch which carries the stamp is rotated inside the stamp-carrying body to face inwardly with respect to the open end of the stamp-carrying body, and is held against an ink cushion. By pressing down upon the outer casing, the outer casing slides across the stamp-carrying body bringing the punch downwards and simultaneously rotating it such that the wetted stamp rubber faces outwardly. When the outer casing is completely pressed down, a stamp is formed on a receiving surface, such as a sheet of paper. Upon release of the pressure on the outer casing, the spring forces will push back the outer casing such that the stamp-carrying body again projects from the outer casing, and the punch is again rotated inwardly and is seated against the ink pad.
Both in a rotating position or a position for transport with the stamp-carrying body of the mounting extended downwards, and in the working position, when the outer casing of the mounting is slid onto the lower stamp-carrying body, access to the mechanism for rotating, stamping and wetting is open from below and constitutes a possibility of contamination of the interior. When a mechanism for locking the stamp-carrying body in a retracted position in the outer casing is provided, the stamp rubber is turned to the outside, such that there is a possibility that in this case the ink will soil hands and places where the stamp is being kept when not in use.
There is also a known stamp mounting which additionally has a cover with a clip, while on the narrow side of the outer casing there is locking pawl which is movable transversely to the narrow side, and on the lower stamp-carrying body there is a catch, in guides, for the locking pawl. The transversely movable locking pawl is used to lock the stamp-carrying body in a retracted position, which corresponds to the outwardly turned position of the punch wherein the surface intended for the rubber is turned outwards. Such locking of the position of the punch allows the punch rubber to be adhesively bonded on when the stamp is being assembled.
However, placing the stamp mounting in a working position requires the locking pawl to be unlocked and the stamp-carrying body to protrude from its retracted position.
In the retracted position of the stamp-carrying body the stamp rubber is pressed against the ink pad after having been rotated through 180.degree. with respect to the position in which the stamp-carrying body is extended from the outer casing. Various covers can be applied to screen the stamp of the stamp-carrying body from the open side, both when the locking pawl is locked and after the locking pawl has been unlocked. This, however, results in additional actions being necessary, and the covers form an additional component which is not functionally related to the stamp mounting.
The objective of the invention is to develop a stamp mounting structure which makes it possible to keep the stamp in a position with the rubber protruding in the forward direction, and thus in a position in which the stamp-carrying body is retracted into the outer casing without the need to apply and use a locking pawl and a catch in guides.
Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cover for a mounting for a stamp which can be easily put in place, and which after removal leaves the stamp in a ready-for-use position.
Thereto the invention is characterized by a cover comprising a receiving surface for abuttin
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patent: 5111745 (1992-05-01), Wilson
patent: 5174208 (1992-12-01), Fink
patent: 5377599 (1995-01-01), Wall et al.
patent: 5595112 (1997-01-01), Seo
patent: 5694844 (1997-12-01), Taira
Poplawski Krzysztof
Poplawski Lucjan
Cone Darius N.
Hilten John S.
Zaklad Mechaniczny "WAGRAF"
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