US4353468A — Portable hand stamp storage and display device

Claim 1

Independent Claim 141 words

A portable storage and display device for at least one hand stamp comprising: (a) a support member; (b) at least one elongated, rectangular prism shaped lattice member provided with a plurality of spaced apart, rectangular apertures, said lattice member being attached to said support member such that said apertures are substantially unobstructed; (c) clip means removably engagable with said lattice member, whereby at least a portion of said clip means extends within one of said apertures; (d) means for attaching a hand stamp to said clip means; and (e) base means including a U-shaped jaw piece, an elongated, at least partially threaded rod extending through said jaw piece and having an upper end rotatably engaging a bore provided in said support member, and a pair of nuts engaged with said threaded rod for urging the jaws of said jaw piece together.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 141 words

A portable storage and display device for at least one hand stamp comprising: (a) a support member; (b) at least one elongated, rectangular prism shaped lattice member provided with a plurality of spaced apart, rectangular apertures, said lattice member being attached to said support member such that said apertures are substantially unobstructed; (c) clip means removably engagable with said lattice member, whereby at least a portion of said clip means extends within one of said apertures; (d) means for attaching a hand stamp to said clip means; and (e) base means including a U-shaped jaw piece, an elongated, at least partially threaded rod extending through said jaw piece and having an upper end rotatably engaging a bore provided in said support member, and a pair of nuts engaged with said threaded rod for urging the jaws of said jaw piece together.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 140 words

A portable storage and display device for at least one hand stamp comprising: (a) a support member provided with a bore extending into a lower surface thereof; (b) at least one elongated lattice member provided with a plurality of spaced apart apertures, said lattice member being attached to said support member such that said apertures are substantially unobstructed; (c) clip means removably engagable with said lattice member, whereby at least a portion of said clip means extends within one of said apertures; (d) means for attaching a hand stamp to said clip means; and (e) base means including a U-shaped jaw piece, an elongated rod coupled to said jaw piece and having an upper end removably engaging said bore provided in said support member, and means urging the jaws of said jaw piece together to clamp to a support surface.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 140 words

A portable storage and display device for at least one hand stamp comprising: (a) a support member provided with a bore extending into a lower surface thereof; (b) at least one elongated lattice member provided with a plurality of spaced apart apertures, said lattice member being attached to said support member such that said apertures are substantially unobstructed; (c) clip means removably engagable with said lattice member, whereby at least a portion of said clip means extends within one of said apertures; (d) means for attaching a hand stamp to said clip means; and (e) base means including a U-shaped jaw piece, an elongated rod coupled to said jaw piece and having an upper end removably engaging said bore provided in said support member, and means urging the jaws of said jaw piece together to clamp to a support surface.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 45 words

A portable storage and display device as recited in claim 2 wherein said elongated rod is at least partially threaded, and wherein said base means further includes at least one nut engaged with said threaded rod for urging said jaws of said jaw piece together.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 24 words

A portable storage and display device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the jaws of said U-shaped jaw piece are biased toward each other.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 26 words

A portable storage and display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said base further comprises: a flat base plate permanently affixed to said support member.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 49 words

A portable storage and display device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said clip means is substantially "U"-shaped and has a first and a second leg portion, said leg portions being biased toward each other, wherein said "U"-shaped clip means straddles the edge wall of one of said apertures.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 51 words

A portable storage and display device as claimed in claim 6 wherein said attachment means further comprises an adhesive substance of sufficient strength so as to permanently bond said hand stamp to an exposed surface of said clip means whereby said hand stamp combination becomes removably couplable with said lattice means.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 24 words

A portable storage and display device as claimed in claim 2, said support member further comprising a hook means attached to said support member.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1985-10-11	1986-04-12	1986-10-12	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1989-10-11	1990-04-12	1990-10-12	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1993-10-11	1994-04-12	1994-10-12	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Portable hand stamp storage and display device

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