Portable stamping device

Claim 1

IN A DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY STAMPING AND COLORING CODE DESIGNATIONS IN OBJECTS OF A MATERIAL PLASTIC DURING THE STAMPING OPERATION, TONGS COMPRISING TWO LEGS JOINED BY A PIVOT AND HAVING HANDLE PORTIONS AND JAW PORTIONS, A HOLLOW AXLE MOUNTED IN THE ONE JAW, A PLURALITY OF ROLLS MOUNTED ON THE AXLE FOR INDIVIDUAL ROTATION AND HAVING STAMPING CHARACTERS FORMED IN THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, AN ELECTRIC HEATER WITHIN THE AXLE, AN ELECTRIC CURRENT CONDUCTOR EXTENDING THROUGH THE HANDLE PORTION OF ONE OF THE TONG LEGS FOR CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRIC HEATER, AN ANVIL MOUNTED ON THE OTHER JAW, A SUPPLY OF A DEFORMABLE BAND MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE TONG LEGS AND CARRYING A TRANSFERABLE FILM OF COLORING MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, A FRAME PIVOTED ADJACENT THE COLOR BAND SUPPLY ON SAID ONE OF THE TONG LEGS AND HAVING OPENINGS THERETHROUGH, THE FRAME GUIDING THE COLOR BAND BETWEEN THE STAMPING ROLL AND THE ANVIL, FEED ROLLS FOR THE COLOR BAND MOUNTED ADJACENT AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STAMPING ROLL, A RATCHET MOUNTED ON ONE OF THE FEED ROLLS, AND MEANS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RATCHET AND DRAWING THE BAND ONE STEP AND HOLDING THE BAND TAUT AS THE JAWS ASSUME ONE POSITION AND YIELDING SLACK IN THE BAND WHEN THE JAWS ASSUME ANOTHER POSITION.