EP0442577A2 - Appareil et procédé relatifs à un timbre transparent avec caractères détachables - Google Patents

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EP0442577A2
EP0442577A2 EP91200288A EP91200288A EP0442577A2 EP 0442577 A2 EP0442577 A2 EP 0442577A2 EP 91200288 A EP91200288 A EP 91200288A EP 91200288 A EP91200288 A EP 91200288A EP 0442577 A2 EP0442577 A2 EP 0442577A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
    • B41K1/00—Portable hand-operated devices without means for supporting or locating the articles to be stamped, i.e. hand stamps; Inking devices or other accessories therefor
    • B41K1/36—Details
    • B41K1/56—Handles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
    • B41K1/00—Portable hand-operated devices without means for supporting or locating the articles to be stamped, i.e. hand stamps; Inking devices or other accessories therefor
    • B41K1/02—Portable hand-operated devices without means for supporting or locating the articles to be stamped, i.e. hand stamps; Inking devices or other accessories therefor with one or more flat stamping surfaces having fixed images
    • B41K1/04—Portable hand-operated devices without means for supporting or locating the articles to be stamped, i.e. hand stamps; Inking devices or other accessories therefor with one or more flat stamping surfaces having fixed images with multiple stamping surfaces; with stamping surfaces replaceable as a whole

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  • the present invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for ink stamps, and more particularly to hand held ink stamps.
  • Traditional hand held ink stamps typical by comprise a varnished wood handle to which is fixedly attached a printing die, which traditionally is made of natural rubber.
  • the person using the ink stamp makes the image simply by inking the printing die and pressing the printing die against a sheet of paper.
  • the handle obstructs the user's view of the image that is being stamped, because the handle covers up the image.
  • the person using the ink stamp to be able to see through a handle or a die mounting device, so that the user is able to view simultaneously both the page and the image that is about to be printed on the page.
  • the see-through capability raises the quality of the finished product by improving the accuracy with which images are positioned on the page.
  • the natural rubber dies have advantages over other types of dies such as plastic and photo-polymer dies including the fact that the natural rubber dies are typically more durable. Desirably the above described combination of features should be provided in an apparatus that is practical, versatile, and convenient to use.
  • a hand held apparatus for stamping ink images on paper comprises a handle, a printing die, and attachment means, by which the printing die is able to be detachably attached to the handle.
  • the handle is substantially transparent.
  • the printing die detachably attaches to a lower portion of the handle, whereby a person using the apparatus is able, through the transparent handle to see both the paper and a position of the printing die with respect to the paper.
  • the upper portion of the printing die bears image position markings which correspond to said image.
  • the image position markings, and also a configuration of a perimeter of the printing die, indicates to the person using the apparatus a position of said image with respect to the paper.
  • the attachment means comprises a magnetic means which magnetically connects the printing die to the handle.
  • a lower surface of the handle and an upper surface of the printing die both comprise smooth surfaces whereby the smooth surfaces adhere to one another.
  • an adhesion enhancing agent is able to be applied between the handle and the die.
  • ink stamp 10 It is believed a better understanding of the present invention which is an ink stamp 10 will be provided by first describing how the ink stamp operates as a basic ink stamp that prints ink images on a piece of paper. Next there will be a description of a first embodiment including magnetic attachment means for detachably connecting a printing die to a handle of the ink stamp 10, which will be followed by an explanation of a see-through characteristic of the first embodiment that enables a person's seeing through a mounting device of the ink stamp 10 so as to view the image that is being made on the paper. Later, alternative embodiments for detachably attaching the printing die to the handle using adhesives will be given, followed by further details of the invention.
  • the person using the ink stamp 10 is of course able to see (through the transparent handle) an outline or silhouette 80 of the die 18.
  • the die silhouette 80 itself is shaped to give the user an indication of the location of the image.
  • An idealized example of this is shown in Figure 14 in which the entire die 18 is shaped with the silhouette of the image of the die, which in the pictured case is the letter "Y".
  • the person is able to relate the position of the image to be made to markings previously made on the paper 12 which the person is also able to see through the handle 16. The person is then able to tell where the printed image will be positioned.
  • the die silhouettes 80 are able to be cut relatively closely to the actual image, as shown in Figure 15 where a close silhouette 82 surrounds the image of the bear, or the die silhouette is able to be cut in a rough fashion, as shown in Figure 16 where the two images of the rabbits produced by two different dies are surrounded by their corresponding rough die silhouettes 84. Even these rough silhouettes 84 provide assistance to the person using the see-through type of ink stamp in positioning the images in relation to one another. For example in the display shown in Figure 16, the rough silhouette 84 for the righthand rabbit 86 has a trailing corner 88.
  • the person After comparing the position of the trailing corner 88 of the die 18 relative to a rear foot 90 of the rabbit 86, the person is able to judge the appropriate positioning of the die on the paper that will locate the righthand rabbit 86 in a visually appropriate relation to the lefthand rabbit 92.
  • the dies 18 are made of material that is able to be cut by ordinary household scissors 94 as shown in Figure 17.
  • the dies whether closely silhouetted or roughly silhouetted form the manufacturer, may be trimmed further by the consumer using the scissors 94. The consumer can then custom cut the silhouette as desired.
  • each die 18 comprises three layers. Lowermost is an imaging layer, 96 which is made of a material such the natural rubber and which contains both the protruding portions 20 for carrying the ink and the recessed portions 26. In the middle is a backing layer 98, which is preferably made of a foam material. Uppermost is a rubber magnetized mat 98 comprising magnetized particles, so that the magnetic mat 100 functions as the magnet 30 as described previously. Together these three layers make the die 18 sufficiently rigid so that it is stable against shearing forces and other stresses that would normally occur during use. However, the die material is sufficiently thin and flexible, so that, as mentioned, the material is able to be cut with household scissors. In terms of thickness the lowermost imaging layer 98 is preferably perhaps .105 in., the backing layer 98 is preferably .125 in., and the magnetic mat 100 is preferably .030 in.
  • Figure 8 shows a modified an iron screen 102 comprising a thin sheet into which are cut regularly spaced, relatively large circular holes 104.
  • the modified iron screen 102 provides holes that are large enough for the user to see through easily.
  • the handle 16 as best shown in Figure 1, is configured basically as a rectangular prism with flat, parallel top and bottom faces, i.e., the lower surface 34 and a top surface 106.
  • the thickness of the handle as indicated by an arrow 108 is .375 in. (preferably a length and a width of the handle 16 approximately the actual length and wide pictured in the figures herein. It has been found that approximately this configuration and size of the handle 16 is easy for a person to grip.
  • the bonding surfaces may be modified to be made of resilient material and to actually contain little suction cups -- to enhance adhesion as shown in Figure 18.
  • second materials to the hand held stretch film (of the second embodiment) which adheres to acrylic plexiglass vinyl sheet film may be used or closed cell forms (such as re used in bathtub toys may be used).
  • the magnetic means of the first embodiment 28 may be rearranged, as for example by placing the magnet 30 in the handle and placing the iron in the die 18.
  • the concept in the fourth embodiment 78 of using a temporary adhesive to bond the die to the handle need not be combined with any use of particularly adhesive material to constitute the "bonding" surfaces. Relatively nonadhesive surfaces could be employed to which the temporary adhesive is applied.
  • the ability to put multiple dies on the handle at once enables different colors of ink to be used on the different dies.
  • Figure 12A shows a water bottle 114 and a sponge 116 used with the third embodiment.
EP19910200288 1990-02-16 1991-02-11 Apparatus and method for a see through ink stamp with detachable dies Withdrawn EP0442577A3 (en)

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FR1279095A (fr) * 1961-02-08 1961-12-15 Perfectionnements aux timbres en caoutchouc et leurs tampons encreurs
US3096713A (en) * 1961-12-28 1963-07-09 Jr Donal Mclaughlin Rubber stamp
FR2063565A5 (en) * 1969-10-22 1971-07-09 Istra Librairie Sign panel with movable symbols
DE2115088A1 (de) * 1971-03-29 1972-12-07 Bresser, Heinrich, 4750 Unna Stempel mit variierbarem Druckbild
US3795192A (en) * 1972-12-26 1974-03-05 B Robertson Symbol stamp
DE2455533A1 (de) * 1973-11-27 1975-05-28 John Thomas Diglin Stempel mit druckelementen
US3948173A (en) * 1974-06-11 1976-04-06 Sibar Industries Marking assembly
FR2307659A1 (fr) * 1975-04-18 1976-11-12 Giron Jacques Composteur
DE2606642A1 (de) * 1976-02-19 1977-08-25 Scholz Klaus Dieter Handstempel mit traegerplatte und auf diese geklebter stempelplatte
GB1560872A (en) * 1978-01-18 1980-02-13 Jacquot J Stamping device
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FR1279095A (fr) * 1961-02-08 1961-12-15 Perfectionnements aux timbres en caoutchouc et leurs tampons encreurs
US3096713A (en) * 1961-12-28 1963-07-09 Jr Donal Mclaughlin Rubber stamp
FR2063565A5 (en) * 1969-10-22 1971-07-09 Istra Librairie Sign panel with movable symbols
DE2115088A1 (de) * 1971-03-29 1972-12-07 Bresser, Heinrich, 4750 Unna Stempel mit variierbarem Druckbild
US3795192A (en) * 1972-12-26 1974-03-05 B Robertson Symbol stamp
DE2455533A1 (de) * 1973-11-27 1975-05-28 John Thomas Diglin Stempel mit druckelementen
US3948173A (en) * 1974-06-11 1976-04-06 Sibar Industries Marking assembly
FR2307659A1 (fr) * 1975-04-18 1976-11-12 Giron Jacques Composteur
DE2606642A1 (de) * 1976-02-19 1977-08-25 Scholz Klaus Dieter Handstempel mit traegerplatte und auf diese geklebter stempelplatte
GB1560872A (en) * 1978-01-18 1980-02-13 Jacquot J Stamping device
GB2045687A (en) * 1979-03-09 1980-11-05 Goldfarb Adolph E Printing sets

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US7963221B2 (en) 2008-03-19 2011-06-21 Clearsnap Holding, Inc. Systems and methods for forming continuous ink images
CN109878224A (zh) * 2018-12-16 2019-06-14 浙江工业大学 一种圆周式单层自动编码的钢印打码装置

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