US185862A - Improvement in hand-stamps - Google Patents

Description

B. B. KILL.

HAND-STAMP.

Patented Jan. Z, 1877.

N. PETERS, PHDTO LITNOGRAFN or outside of said bridge. The hanging pieoe E is then plaeed in position, with one of Ehe lugs e in tzhe hole c, and the roll F is placed in the hole g, and the middle band h plaeed over the roll F, and over 01 outside of the bridge H ab the lower end, as shown in Fig. III. The other roll k is then placed in the hole g in the other half of tl1e case B, and the other rubber printing-band f placed over that; roll, and also the bridge H, and the two halves are laben plaoed together with the inner ends ofthe rolls kin the recesses e of the piece E, and the lugs e 011 said piece in tl1e holes c, and the knob A is turned onto the threaded spindle G, and tl1e die D seeured at the bottom, and the stamp is ready for use.

T0 turn any of the bands so that any de-' sired figures er cbaracters shall be brought into positiou beneatzh and outside tbe bridge H, to print, it is only neoessary to grasp and turn with the fingers the exposed euds, (shown olearly in Fig. I) of the rolls F and k.

It is evident that the rolls F and k may be made of wood, metal, 0r other desirable material, without departing in the least from the prinoiple of construction and operation, although I prefer t0 cast all the parts, as being mach eheaper.

I am aware that various devices have heretofore been made, such as a stamp haviug a core inside, around which tzhe band was moved; but, as the core was perfectly stationary, the bands required to be slipped around upon it to bring the desired numbers into position 110 print, in which oase the hands would become soiled witb ink from oft the printing-charaoters.

I am also aware that a stamp having rolls to move printing-stri-ps has heretofore been made. but with one end of a strip secured to one roll, and the other end of the same strip secured to another roll; butin theuse of that; devioe great oare is necessary to turn both rolls exactly alike; otherwise the printingstrip would be stretehed over the bridge, and the printing-characters distorted, and when the series of printing-charaoters had been once used in was necessary to turn both rolls back in the opposite direction to begin again.

My invention entirely obviates all these 0bjections, and all the parts of the stamp being cast in molds no labor is required to. fit the stamp for nse, except 130 put the parts togelaher, and. cut the tbread upon the part 0 for the knob, and the two holes at; tl1e botatom f0r the screws l, in securing the die in place lt; will be seen thal; the holes g and g, which support the rolls F and k, are made tapered, and smallest; al: t-he outer end, so that none of said rolls, when the stamp is arranged for nse, can geb out of place, and when it is de sired to move the middle band h, which passes over the roll F, it is only necessary t0 place the thumb against one end of said roll, whioh is exposed an bot;h ends, and the finger against:

the other end, and the roll thus grasped iseasily turned.

Having thus deseribed my invention, what I olaim as new is 1. The combination ot' a series of endless rubber printing-bands, a corresponding series 0f revolving rolls, and a bearing, H, to support the type when being mov.ed and used to print, all substantially as and for the pnrpose desoribed.

2. In a stamp, tl1e combination of the roller k, the hangig piece E, and the two parts B B, substantially as sei: forth.

3. A hand-starnp, made in two parts, B B, in combination with a sefles of rubber printing-bands, arranged inside, substantially as described.

BENJAMIN B. HILL.

Witnesses:

T. A. CUREIIS, O. E. BUGKLAND.

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