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US3244097A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-inking stamp with plier action

Assignee: CONSOLIDATED STAMP Manufacturing CO Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-06
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Granted: 1966-04-05
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Expires: 1983-09-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ross C Mcrae
  • 👤 Robert F Tansey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 15:33
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K1/00; B41K1/36; B41K1/38; B41K1/40; B41K5/00; B41K5/02; B41K5/023

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 261 words
A SELF-INKING STAMPING DEVICE COMPRISING: A FRAME; AN INK PAD ON SAID FRAME; A TUMBLER WITH PRINTING MEANS THEREON; MEANS MOUNTING SAID TUMBLER FOR PIVOTAL AND RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN INKING AND A STAMPING POSITION AND INCLUDING A CAM SLOT IN SAID FRAME AND CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS ON SAID TUMBLER, SAID CAM SLOT HAVING AN OFFSET PORTION FOR PIVOTING SAID TUMBLER AS SAID CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS MOVES THEREALONG; A FIRST HANDLE HAVING AN UPRIGHT INTERMEDIATE PORTION, A SELF PORTION EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION, AND A MANUALLY ENGAGEABLE GRIPPING PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION; MEANS ON SAID SHELF PORTION FOR RETAINING SAID FRAME THEREON; FURTHER MEANS ON SAID SELF PORTION FORMING A SHALLOW ARTICLE RECEIVING CHANNEL AND DEFINING THE STAMPING POSITION FOR SAID TUMBLER; A SECOND HANDLE HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST HANDLE, SAID SECOND HANDLE HAVING A MANUALLY ENGAGEABLE GRIPPING PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE SECOND HANDLE INTERMEDIATE PORTION, SAID SECOND HANDLE FURTHER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED FORWARDLY EXTENDING ARMS EMBRACING OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FRAME, MEANS FORMED ON SAID SPACED ARMS COOPERATING WITH MEANS ON SAID TUMBLER FORMING A LOST MOTION CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN TO GUIDE THE TUMBLER IN ITS MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID SPACED ARMS AS SAID CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS MOVES ALONG SAID SLOT WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND HANDLE GRIPPING PORTIONS ARE MOVED TOWARD EACH OTHER; AND SPRING MEANS URGING SAID TUMBER TOWARD INKING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 261 words
A SELF-INKING STAMPING DEVICE COMPRISING: A FRAME; AN INK PAD ON SAID FRAME; A TUMBLER WITH PRINTING MEANS THEREON; MEANS MOUNTING SAID TUMBLER FOR PIVOTAL AND RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME BETWEEN AN INKING AND A STAMPING POSITION AND INCLUDING A CAM SLOT IN SAID FRAME AND CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS ON SAID TUMBLER, SAID CAM SLOT HAVING AN OFFSET PORTION FOR PIVOTING SAID TUMBLER AS SAID CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS MOVES THEREALONG; A FIRST HANDLE HAVING AN UPRIGHT INTERMEDIATE PORTION, A SELF PORTION EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION, AND A MANUALLY ENGAGEABLE GRIPPING PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION; MEANS ON SAID SHELF PORTION FOR RETAINING SAID FRAME THEREON; FURTHER MEANS ON SAID SELF PORTION FORMING A SHALLOW ARTICLE RECEIVING CHANNEL AND DEFINING THE STAMPING POSITION FOR SAID TUMBLER; A SECOND HANDLE HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST HANDLE, SAID SECOND HANDLE HAVING A MANUALLY ENGAGEABLE GRIPPING PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE SECOND HANDLE INTERMEDIATE PORTION, SAID SECOND HANDLE FURTHER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED FORWARDLY EXTENDING ARMS EMBRACING OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FRAME, MEANS FORMED ON SAID SPACED ARMS COOPERATING WITH MEANS ON SAID TUMBLER FORMING A LOST MOTION CONNECTION THEREBETWEEN TO GUIDE THE TUMBLER IN ITS MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID SPACED ARMS AS SAID CAM SLOT FOLLOWER MEANS MOVES ALONG SAID SLOT WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND HANDLE GRIPPING PORTIONS ARE MOVED TOWARD EACH OTHER; AND SPRING MEANS URGING SAID TUMBER TOWARD INKING POSITION.

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