FR2517256A1 - HUMID STAMP PORTABLE TIMING DEVICE AND INK PAD - Google Patents

Abstract

A STAMP 20 IN THE SHAPE OF AN ELONGATED CORNER, BEARING LETTERS 22 OR OTHER SIGNS TO BE PRINTED, IS ATTACHED TO A HANDLE-SHAPED BALLPEN 26 AND IS NORMALLY COVERED WITH A CAP 12 CARRYING AN INK STAMP 16, 18 TO THE INTERIOR. IN CLOSED POSITION, THE STAMP IS PRESSED AGAINST THE STAMP. THE PEN CAN BE REPLACED BY A LIGHTER, A KEY ATTACHMENT BY A CHAINETTE, A CHAIN PEN AND SO ON. THE INVENTION IS APPLICABLE TO THE PRINTING OF NAMES, INITIALS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR ANY INDICATIONS ON LETTERS, ENVELOPES, CHECKS OR OTHER SURFACES.

Description

2517256 -

  The present invention relates generally to the

  manual stamping devices and more particularly a combination

  new type of stamping device with an instrument

  write, a cat with a key or a lighter.

  A large variety of easy-to-carry stamps has been proposed in the past. These stamps, which may include the name, address and telephone number of the owner, are used to print information on letters, envelopes, checks and so on. so that they can easily be carried away

  and used in remote locations (for example, the office of the posses-

  Many of the stamps are part of a kit that also includes a small stamp and a compact boot.

  to carry the stamp and the stamp.

  Although attempts have been made to combine a stamp with a pen or pencil, such attempts have generally not been successful In many cases, such devices were so complicated and elaborate that it was virtually impossible to make them at a reasonable price Other devices of this kind

  have proven unsafe and inconvenient in employment.

  The invention overcomes the disadvantages of combination instruments stamped and written by a compact object, simple, safe and inexpensive In its simplest form, the device according to the invention has no moving parts and consists of a cap containing an ink pad and a combination of a typewriter with a self-inking stamp which is normally

covered by the hood.

  Another embodiment of the invention relates to a combination of a typewriter having a tip

  retractable with a self-inking stamp In this form of embodiment

  the components of the device are combined in such a way that when extending the tip of the writing instrument, the patch is simultaneously and automatically brought into contact with

an ink pad.

  The invention more specifically provides a combination of an ink pad, disposed in a container or cap, with a patch that is received in the cap when not in use

  and which is arranged on a support forming a handle for the stamp.

  The support can be a writing instrument, a piece forming a

  For example, the device comprises two mutually engageable parts: the stamp with the handle support and the cap containing the ink pad. The stamp can be kept permanently in contact with the ink pad when it is not in use. but it is also possible to produce the application of the stamp against the stamp just before the use of the stamp, for example in the case where the support is an instrument

  to write with a retractable tip, a ballpoint pen for example.

  The extension movement of the tip can in this case produce

  the application of the stamp against the stamp.

  Generally, the object according to the invention will have an elongated shape Its cross section may be rectangular, triangular,

  circular or elliptical The object is very compact and can easily

  be carried in a shirt, jacket or trouser pocket.

  For example, when the stamp and the stamp are combined with a writing instrument, as is the case in several examples.

  described in the following, the object has exterior

  the appearance and dimensions of a pen or pencil (mechanical pencil) and may be transported as such in a pocket of

jacket or shirt for example.

  Finally, the device according to the invention is easy and safe to use and can be manufactured economically on a large scale. Other features and advantages of the invention

  will become clear from the following description of

  several nonlimiting exemplary embodiments, as well as the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a plan view of a combined writing and stamping instrument according to the invention; FIG. 2 is an elevational view partially in section following line 2-2 of Figure 1;

17256

  FIG. 3 is an exploded view, in perspective and partly in section, showing the interior of the instrument; FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of two other embodiments of the device according to the invention; FIG. plan view of still another embodiment of the device according to the invention, comprising a writing element with a retractable tip; Figure 7 is an axial section taken along the line 7-7 of the device of Figure 6 but on a larger scale and shortened; Figure 8 is a section similar to that of Figure 7 but showing the position of the different pieces as the tip of the writing element is extended or extended; and FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 are cross-sections taken respectively along the lines 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11 of FIG.

figure 7.

  The device according to the invention shown in Figures 1 to 3 is the combination of a writing instrument and a stamping device having a stamp, an ink pad and a container for the stamp and the stamp The container is formed in this example by a cap 12 whose longitudinal axis 14 is disposed in a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to the plane of Figure 2 As can be seen in particular in Figures 2 and 3, the cap 12 contains an ink pad 16 with a substantially flat ink retaining surface 18 disposed in

  a second plane making an acute angle A with the foreground.

  The device of Figures 1 to 3 further comprises a stamp 20 which can be inserted into the cap 12 and removed from it and which bears signs 22 (Figure 3), in this case letters X, Y and Z raised reliefs by a flat surface 24 located

  in a plane substantially parallel to the ink retaining surface 18.

  it appears from FIG. 2 that the letters 22 are pressed against the inking surface 18 when the stamp 20 is fully engaged in the cap 12. In this position, the ink pad transfers a quantity of ink to the letters 22; in this way, when the stamp is then extracted from the cap and the letters are pressed against a flat surface, the ink carried by the

  letters is transferred to this surface.

  In the example of Figures 1 to 3, the stamping device further comprises a handle support 26, which is rigidly connected to the stamp 20 The handle 26 is separated from the stamp by a collar 28 which abuts against the front edge 30 of the cap 12 when, at the end of the movement of fitting of the stamp in the cap, the letters 22 are pressed against the stamp

ink.

  The cap 12 of this example has a rectangular cross section defined by lateral walls 32a, 32b, 32c and 32d which are interconnected. FIG. 2 shows the best that the walls 32a and 32b are located in planes substantially parallel to said first plankonthe axis 14 and spaced from said plane by a distance corresponding to approximately half of the width of the sidewall 32c FIG. 3 shows that the patch has a rear face 34, which slides on the flat inner surface 36 of the side wall 32b at the insertion of the stamp in the cap It goes without saying that the cap, or other covering or container, and the stamp may have different shapes and dimensions and may in particular have also a section

  triangular right, circular or elliptical.

  When it is desired to use the device to affix a stamp, representing the name of the owner of the stamp for example, on a letter, an envelope, a check or another document or surface, the stamp 20 is removed from the cap 12, where the letters 22 were inked by their contact with the ink pad 18, and pressed on the surface to be marked, then reintroduces the stamp 20 in the cap to the position visible in Figures 1 and 2 Alignment marks 33 (figure 1) - are provided on the cap and handle to facilitate relative positioning

  suitable for both parts when nesting into each other.

  Figures 1 to 5 show that the support or front part

  26 of the device according to the invention can take different forms.

  In the example of FIGS. 1 to 3, it consists of an instrument

  In FIG. 4, the front portion, denoted here by 26a, is a key-holder piece. It has a cylindrical shape with a transverse hole for the passage. of an opening chain 42 for attaching various objects such as a key 44 As in the example of Figures 1 to 3, the support 26 serves as a sleeve for the stamp and is separated therefrom by a collar 28 whose

  is applied against the front edge 30 of the cap 12.

  Figure 5 shows an example where the front part,

  generated by 26b, is made in the form of a lighter This is a-

  current type lighter containing, in a rectangular body

  hollow, a stone and a wick that can be exposed by

  45 Again, a collar 28 intended to be applied against the front edge of the cap 12 is provided between the front portion 26b and the stamp

inside the cap.

  Figures 6 to 11 show an example of how

  invention in the form of a combination of an instrument

  b write and a self-inking stamp.

  The typewriter is part of a first assembly, which comprises a front part in the form of a body 52, constituting a handle for the stamp, in which is provided a longitudinal bore 54 This first set also comprises an element The element 56 is disposed in the bore 54 of the body 52, where it can be advanced and retracted to move from the retracted position shown in FIG.

  at the extended position of Figure 8 and vice versa.

  The first set further comprises a patch 60 which is connected to the front portion 52 and is movable relative thereto between a first retracted position shown in Fig. 7 and a second advanced position shown in Fig. 8. As described later, the advance of the stamp 60 simultaneously produces the advance of the writing element 56, to the position where the tip 58 of this element protrudes from the front end of the body 52;

  which allows the device to be used as a writing instrument.

  The ink dispensing device or ink pad of this embodiment of the invention is similar to that described above and is part of a second set 62 Ce

  second set is combined with the first set and is moved

  relative to it between a first retracted position visible in Figure 7 and a second advanced position shown in Figure 8 The second assembly 62 comprises a cap 64, in which can be inserted the stamp 60 forming the rear portion of the first set , as well as an ink pad 66 which is so disposed in the cap that it is pressed against the letters 68 carried by the stamp 60 when the second set

is advanced compared to the first.

  As can be seen in Figures 7 and 8, the stamp carries the letters or other signs 68 on a flat surface inclined at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the first and second set Also as in the first example described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the ink pad 66 is disposed on an inclined surface 70, which makes it

part here of the second set 62.

  In the position of non-use neither of the element to be written, nor of the stamping device - position which is represented in FIG. 7, the letters 68 carried by the first assembly are slightly spaced axially from the ink pad 66 carried by the second set When the second set is advanced relative to the first, to the left, to the position of Figure 8, the ink pad 66 is pressed against the letters 68 and the stamp, part of the first set, is at the same time pushed forward relative to the body 52 of the writing instrument, also part of the first set As described below, this

  movement also advances the writing element 56 into the

  wise 54, so that the tip 58 protrudes from the front end of the

body 52.

  The connection between the two sets of the device

  6 to 11 will now be described in detail, but it should be noted that such a link could be

various other ways.

  The front end of the patch 60 has a threaded axial hole 72 (FIG. 7) into which is screwed the externally threaded rear end of the writing element 56. FIG. 9 shows the best of the front end of the patch 60 additionally has a protuberance 74 in the form of tenon which projects radially outwards and which can slide longitudinally in a mortise 76 of the body 52 This mortise and tenon assembly maintains mutually aligned, during their relative movements, the body 52 and the The detachable connection between the body 52 and the patch 60 comprises a compression ring 78 which is received, as can be seen in FIG. 10, in a wide annular groove 80 formed.

  inside the body 52 near the rear end thereof.

  A coil spring 82 disposed in a first embodiment

  Flat-bottomed groove 84 of the body bore 52 pushes the post backward relative to this body. The spring 82 is supported on one side on a central annular portion 86 of the body 52 and the other c 8 60 at the front end 60a of the stamp 60 When the tip of the writing element 56 is retracted into the bore 54, the stamp 60 is thus permanently pushed to the discarded position

  (of the body 52) shown in FIG.

  The detachable connection between the first 50 and the second

  assembly 62 is produced by means of a piece 90 in the form of ferrule.

  It is this piece that limits the movements between the two sets

  and movements between parts 52 and 60 of the first set.

  As best shown in Figures 6 and 7, the sleeve 90 has two longitudinal slots 92 which are diametrically opposed and each provided with two notches 92a and 92b longitudinally spaced from each other Slots 92 with their notches 92 a, 92 b serve to receive and guide two protuberances or lugs 94

  diametrically opposed and protruding radially outwards.

  the body 52 of the first assembly The ferrule 90 has a

  rear edge folded inwards and received in an annular groove

  96 (Figure 7) of the cap 64 The front part of the ferrule

  is fitted to the back part of the body 52.

  When the device of FIGS. 6 to 11 is stored or transported, the lugs 94 are held in the notches 92a of the ferrule. The spring 82 then holds the parts 52 and 60 of the first set apart from each other, while the tip 58 of the writing element is retracted into the bore 54.

  the letters 68 are separated from the ink pad 66.

  When it is desired to use the device, the ferrule 90 is rotated clockwise to bring the lugs 94 into the slots 92 and the assembly 62 is pushed forward towards the assembly 50. this movement, the letters 68 are pressed against the buffer 66 and the stamp 60 is pushed forward towards the body 52, against the action of the spring 82, with the result that the tip 58 is out of the bore 54 When the different parts occupy the position shown in Figure 8, the ferrule 90 can be rotated in the opposite direction to that of the clockwise to penetrate the lugs 94 in the notches 92 b The writing element is then blocked with its tip in the out position and the letters 68 are maintained

  pressed against the ink pad 66.

  When, following the writing, it is desired to print, on a letter, an envelope, a check or any other surface, the name, the initials, the signature or any other mark formed by signs 68, we turn again the ferrule to bring the lugs 94 in the slots 92 The two sets can then be separated from one another, with extraction of the stamp 60 of the cap b 4 The impression having been made, the stamp is reintroduced into the cap and lugs 94 are replaced

in notches 92a or 92b.

  The invention is not limited to the embodiments described and those skilled in the art may make various modifications, without departing from its scope;

17256

Claims (6)

R E V E N D I C A T IO N S   A portable device comprising a stamp for making ink impressions on surfaces, an ink pad and a container for receiving the stamp and the stamp, characterized in that the stamp (20, 60) is connected to a longitudinal support forming sleeve (26, 26a, 26b, 52) and is nestable in a cap-shaped container (12, 64) in which an ink pad (16, 66) is disposed, the longitudinal axis (14) of the cap being located in a foreground and the ink pad having a substantially planar ink retaining surface (18, 66) in a second plane at an acute angle (A) to the first plane, the stamp bearing letters or other signs (22, 68) to be printed in a plane substantially parallel to the background and letters or other   signs are likely to be pressed against the retaining surface.   inked (18, 66) at the end of the stamping movement   in the hood or after this movement.   2 Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (12, 64) has several side walls (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) interconnected, one of which (32b) is located in a plane substantially parallel to and spaced from the foreground, and the stamp (20, 60) has a rear face (34) which slides on this wall when the stamp fits in the cap. 3 Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the plane containing the letters or other signs (68) is slightly spaced from the ink retaining surface (66) after   embossing the patch (60) in the cap (64).   4 Device according to any one of claims 1   b 3, characterized in that the cap (12, 64) has a section rectangular right.   Device according to any one of claims 1   to 4, characterized in that the support (26, 52) forms an instrument to write.   6 Device according to any one of claims 1   to 4, characterized in that the support (26 a) is a part provided with   a hole for the passage of a keychain chain (42).   7 Device according to any one of claims 1   at 4, characterized in that the support (26b) forms a lighter. 8 Device according to claim 5, characterized in that it consists of a first set (50) comprising a part   formed by a body (52) of a writing instrument with a   wise longitudinal (54), a writing element (56) with a point (58) carried by this body and succeptibles to be advanced and retracted into its bore, which allows to get out the tip (58) of   the front end of the body and retract it inside that   ci, and a rear portion formed by a stamp (60) and connected to the front portion, the rear portion being movable in a limited manner relative to the front portion, in particular between a first retracted position and a second advanced position, for advancing and retracting the writing element (56), and a second assembly (62) connected to the first assembly (50) and displaceable in a manner limited thereto, particularly between a first retracted position and a second advanced position, the second set comprising the cap (64), in which the stamp (60) forming the rear part of the first set can be swirled, and the ink pad (66), the second set (62) being succeptible, after interlocking the stamp (60) in the cap (64), to be approached the first set (50), which presses the ink pad against the letters or other signs (68) carried by the stamp and advance the stamp in a limited way , so that the tip (58) of the writing element (56) emerges from the front end of the body (52), so that the extension of this tip is automatically accompanied by the inking of the stamp, as well as releasable connection means between the two sets (50, 62).   9 Device according to claim 8, characterized in that the connecting means comprises a spring (82) for the return of the second set (62) to the retracted position relative to to the first set (50). 17256   Device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the connecting means comprise elements (90, 92, 92a, 92b, 94) which hold the second set (62) normally   in the retracted position but allow it to be kept in   after this set has been advanced to the first set (50).