US1093485A - Hand-stamp. - Google Patents

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L. K. SOOTFORD & M. 0. PRICE.

HAND STAMP. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. l1 1911.

Patented Apr. 14, 1911 class of stamps in which changeable dates ra ion.

LOUIS K. SCOTFORID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND MAX C. PRICE, OF MUSKEGON,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS TO HILL-INDEPENDENT MPG. (30., OF MUSKEGON, MICHI- GAN, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HAND-STAMP.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LoUIs K. Soorronn and MAX C. PRICE, citizens of the United States of America, and residents, respectively, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hand stamps and more particularly to that are employed and in which there is a die plate which may be released and swung aside in order that the dates may be changed. 7

The object of the present invention is to construct a cheap and serviceable stamp of this character.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and then definitely claimed. 7

In the drawing accompanying and form ing part hereof: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand stamp constructed in accord ance with our improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the parts of the frame, detached, in order to better show the construction. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of two parts of the frame shown separated.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals: 1 and 2 represent companion parts of a rectangular frame, struck up entirely from sheet metal. As indicated in Fig. 4, each of these parts 1 and 2 comprises two U-shaped members, each having at one extremity of the U a recess 4 and a tubular post 6, and at the other extremity of the U, an extension 8 of the exact shape to fit within the aforesaid recess 4. After the frames 1 and 2 are assembled by placing the two extensions 8 within their respective recesses 4, the parts are soldered together, thus making one extremely rigid rectangular frame of great strength, though cheap in construction. The tubular posts 6 are interiorly screw threaded as will be seen in Fig. 2, for a purpose to be hereinafter stated. Each of the members 1 and 2 comprising the rectangular frame has struck up two friction cones 8, there being four cones in all. These cones are adapted to hold the cap 10 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 11, 1911.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Serial No. 659,764.

ofthe frame in position, said cap having four projections 12 which form interior recesses. These recesses 12 are in exactly the proper position to coincide with the cones 8 when the cap is in position on the rectangular frame. The cap being of sheet metal, it may be sprung over the rectangular frame so that the aforesaid cones 8 enter the recesses in the projections 12, and thus the cap 10 is held by friction onto the rectangular frame. This makes an exceedingly cheap construction, avoiding the use of screws and screw threads, and making an exceedingly handsome form of stamp. The friction cones, in addition to cheapening the frame, cannot shake loose in the constant use of the stamp.

Nothing new is claimed herein in the shape of the printing characters 20, nor in their supporting frame 22, nor in the manner in which this frame 22 is secured by screws 23 to the tubular posts 6 hereinbefore referred to, but the parts of the printing die we believe are novel. Thus, we hinge a flat disk 24 to the rectangular frame by means of a lug 26 projecting from the disk 24,the disk also having a slotted lug 26 projecting from it which co-acts with a spring latch 30, preferably riveted to the rectangular frame, this spring clasp being of such construction that when the die plate is closed over the bottom of the rectangular frame, the lug 26 will push outward the latch 30 until the disk 24 fits snugly against the bottom of the rectangular frame, when the latch 30, of its own springiness, will enter the slot in the lug 30, thus locking the disk 24 to the rectangular frame. C o-acting with the rectangular frame is a ring 34 with a slight flange 36, this ring being adaptedto fit over the disk 24 as illustrated. A second ring 38 having a flange 40 is forced into the ring 34 until it rests against the disk 24, this ring 38 being so accurately made that it has to be driven when the arts are in the closed position shown in Fig. 2, these flanges 42 and 43 alining the movable printing characters so that they cannot print out of alinement.

Vhen the rings 34 and 38 are assembled on opposite sides of the disk 24 a space is left between them as indicated in Fig. 2, this space being of just the proper size to receive a printing ring 50 having printing characters thereon representing the different hours of the day. As this printing ring 50 is located between the ring 34 and the flange 40, it follows that when these two rings 34 and 38 are rotated around the disk 24, the printing ring 50 necessarily moves with them. In the space between the flange 40 of the ring 38 and the flanges 42 and 43 may be cemented the ordinary printing characters such as Received, etc., as indicated in Fig. 1, and also a pointer or arrow 52. These parts, including the arrow 52, do not move and, therefore, the operator may rotate the ring 34 and its printing ring 50 until the correct hour of the day indicated on said ring 50 may be opposite the.

pointer or arrow 52, when an impression may be made by the stamp indicating that the article stamped is received at the time indicated by the impression.

From the foregoing and accompanying drawings, it will be seen that we have invented an exceedingly simple form of stamp and one that is capable of giving extremely hard service, the frame being struck up almost entirely from sheet metal and the use of screws being avoided as far as possible.

Reference should be made to the appended claims to ascertain the scope of the invention.

lVhat we claim as our invention is:

1. In a hand stamp, a support for the printing characters, and a frame for the same comprising two substantially U-shaped members, each having a recess at one extremity of the U and a recess and an integral interiorly screw-threaded tubular post at the other extremity of the U; said U- shaped members being secured together with the extensions fitting into said recesses, and the integral posts providing a means for supporting the aforesaid support, substantially as described.

2. In a hand stamp, and in combination with a frame and printing characters thereof, and a cap adapted to fit over said frame by surrounding the same and to be sprung onto said frame, said frame having cones projecting therefrom and said cap having recesses coinciding with said cones, and said cap adapted to have its walls sprung over said cones as the cap is sprung onto said frame, whereby the cones fit into said recesses and securely hold the cap to the frame, substantially as described.

3. In a hand'sta'mp, a die plate adapted to carry printing characters,two rings on opposite sides of said die plate, one ring having a flange and the other ring fitting within the flange, said rings being rotatable around said die plate, substantially as described.

4. In a hand stamp, a die plate adapted to carry printing characters, two rings on opposite sides of said die plate, one ring having a flange and the other ring fitting within the flange and held together by friction, said rings being rotatable around said die plate, printing characters representing the hours carried by one of said rotatable parts, and a pointer or arrow carried by the die plate, whereby the characters representing the hours may be rotated with respectto said pointer or arrow, substantially as described.

5. In a hand stamp, a frame carrying movablev printing characters, a slotted die plate comprising a disk hinged to one side of said frame, and arranged when the disk is in operative position to have the printing characters projecting through the slot of said disk, two rings on opposite sides of said die plat-e, one fitting within a flange of the other and held together by friction, and said rings being rotatable around said die plate, substantially as described.

6. In a hand stamp, a frame carrying movable printing characters, a slotted die plate comprising a disk hinged to one side of said frame, and arranged when the disk is in operative position to have the printing characters projecting through the slot of said disk, two rings on opposite sides of said die plate, one fitting within a flange of the other and held together by friction, said rings being rotatable around said die plate, printing characters representing the hours carried by one of said rotatable parts and a pointer or arrow carried by the die plate, whereby the characters representing the hours may be rotated with respect to said pointer or arrow, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS K. SCOTFORD.

Witnesses for Scotford:

F M. BULENBEHG,

M. S. \VILLARD.

MAX 0. PRICE.

lVit-nesses for Price: MAUD J ACOBSEN, Mrs. J. SENG.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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