US1052143A - Rubber stamp. - Google Patents

Description

E. L. HAMILTON.

RUBBER STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1912.

1,052,143, Patented Feb.4, 1913.

12- meow j UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR L. HAKILTON, OF LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

RUBBER s'rnmr.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, EDGAR L. HAMILTON,

citizen of the United States, residing at Lumberton, in the county of Robeson and '5. State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand-stamps of I -that general class employed by merchants i and other persons for. marking goods.

1 T 'The primary object of theinvention is to provide a hand stamp of sim le and durable construction, by means of whlch the cost and sellin 'price of different commodities may be uickly and conveniently marked thereon so v t at a merchant or Storekeeper may keep a permanent and accurate record thereof.

" A. further object ofthe invention is to pro- "2 v'idea hand stamp including a casing having. a plurality of sets of type bands mounted.

for rotation therein and provided with numerals or characters indicatlng the cost and selling price of different classes of goods, 7 there being a division bar extending transversely of the casing between said sets f' type bands for marking on the goods a line to separate the cost from the selllng price.

. ,A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

, Further objects and advantages will pear in the followin description, it belng understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

' 40 For a full understanding of the invention andthe merits thereof, reference is to be had I to the following description and accompanyview of the blank from which the casing is I ing are (p are spaced Patented Feb. 4,1913.

Application filed August 13, 1912.- .Serial No. 714368.

constructed, a portion of one end of the casing'being broken away.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

The improved hand stamp forming the subject matter of the present mvention comprises a casing 5, preferably stamped oi otherwise formed from a single sheet of metal and having its opposite sides open and its top closed. The metal forming the top 6 of the casing is cut or severed at 7 and the metal between said out or severed portions bent downwardly to form oppositely inclined portions 8 which serve to house and protect the operating mechanism.

The lower ends of the end walls of the caS-- rovided with spaced recesses 9 and interme late recesses .10 of greater depth than the recesses 9, said end walls being connected by transverse bars 11 which fit between the end walls, as shown. lhe bars 11 are formed with spaced upstanding flanges 12 and terminal cars 13 which overlap the end walls of the casing and serve to retain the bars in osition thereon. The ears 13 mm the ends of the adjacent flanges 12 to form transverse recesses or sockets 13' for the reception of the end Walls of the casing so that when the transverse bars 11 are positioned on the casing, the lower faces thereof will be disposed substantially flush with the lower end of the casing; The ears 13, in conjunction with the sockets 13, also serve to center the bars on the casing and prevent accidental displacement thereof.

Formed in the end walls of the casing 5 near the top thereof are transversely alined openings in which are seated stub shafts 14 having a lural-ity of rollers 15 mounted for rotation t ereon and to which are secured toothed hand wheels 16. Extending over the rollers 15 are endless type bands 17 having characters or numerals printed thereon, the numerals or characters on the type bands on one side of the casing indicating the cost of different commodities and the numerals or characters on the type bands on the opposite side of the casing indicating the selling price of the good-s. The type bands 17 extend over the transverse bars 11 and between the hand wheels 16, said transverse bars being provided with flat faces 16 which form in eflect platens for the type bands when the staTnp is in use.

Secured to the lower end of the casing between the sets of type bands, is a division bar 18 which fits in the intermediate recesses 10 and is provided with oppositely disposed ears 19 adapted to bear against the exterior faces of the end walls of the casing, The division bar 18 is provided with spaced flanges 19 between which is seated a line printing strip 20, the line produced by this strip serving to separate the cost from the selling price on the goods or merchandise being marked. Projecting from the top 6 of the casing and secured thereto in any suitable manner, is a handle 21 by means of which the stamp may be conveniently impressed on the merchandise. It will here be noted that by making the intermediate recesses 10 of greater depth than the terminal recesses 9, the printing faces of the type bands and line forming strip will be disposed in transverse alinement and thus produce a uniform impression when a downward pressure is exerted on the handle 21.

In operation, the hand wheels 16 are rotated until the desired letters or characters on the different sets of type bands register with the transverse bars, after which the lower end of the stamp is pressed against the goods in the usual manner, thus leaving an impression on the goods indicating the cost and selling price thereof, the cost and selling price being separated by a division line as before stated.

It will of course be understood that the stamps may be made in, different sizes and shapes and provided with any des red number of type bands without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hand stamp comprising a casing having its opposite sides open and its end walls formed with spaced recesses of different depths, transverse bars interposed between the end walls of the casing near the lower end thereof and fitting in'some of said recesses, a plurality of sets of type bands mounted for rotation within the casing and extending over the transverse bars, a division bar arranged between the transverse bars. and fitting in other of said recesses, said division bar being provided with spaced depending flanges, and a lineprinting strip interposed between said flanges and ret ained in position on the division bar by engagement with the flanges.

,2. A hand stamp comprising a caslng, a plurality of sets of type bands mounted for rotation within the casing, a division bar secured to the lower end of the casing between said sets of type bands and having its opposite ends provided with upstanding attaching ears for engagement with the exteriorwalls of the casing and its longitudinal edges being bent downwardly to form spaced depending flanges, and a line printing strip retained in position on the division bar by engagement with said flanges.

3. A hand stamp comprising a casing having its opposite sides open and its end walls formed with terminal and intermediate recesses the intermediate recesses being of greater depth than the terminal recesses, transverse bars interposed between the end walls of the casing and provided with upstanding flanges and terminal attaching ears spaced from said flanges to produce transverse recesses which interlock with the terminal recesses in the end walls of the casing, a plurality of sets of type bands mounted for rotation in the casing and extending over the transverse bars, and a division bar arranged between the transverse bars and seated in the intermediate recesses in the end walls of the casing, said division bar being provided with terminal upstanding attaching ears and spaced dependin longitudinal flanges for the reception 0 a line printing strip.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

-' EDGAR L. HAMILTON. [1 s] \Vitnesses:

J. P. RUssnLL, J. D. MCLEAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

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