US2638049A

US2638049A - Hand stamp

Info

Publication number: US2638049A
Application number: US144365A
Authority: US
Inventors: Paul A Macphee; Jr George T Brown
Original assignee: NCR Corp
Current assignee: NCR Voyix Corp; National Cash Register Co
Priority date: 1950-02-15
Filing date: 1950-02-15
Publication date: 1953-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 1970-05-12

Description

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MayIZ, l1953 and also enabling it to be moved toward the point of the conical end 2| `during a turning operation, has a spring arm 21 ending in a curved finger-like shield 23. The spring arm 2 is given a set so that shield 28 will engage the ring 25 at any turned adjustment of collar 26 providing the collar is moved away from the pointed end of the cone 2l from the position shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. In making a turning adjustment of the collar it is moved slightly toward the point of the conical end which lifts linger 23 off the ring and allows for circular adjustment of the collar without frictional rubbing of the ring by the linger.

An indicator formation 29 may be provided on the collar for use in connection with appropriate designations on the conical end of the printing member handle to aid the user in accurate positioning of the linger. The drawing shows the indicator set at 9 on a series of twelve equally placed digit designations around the conical end. This corresponds to the shown linger setting which makes a break in the inked impression made thereby as shown in Fig. 6. Various adjustments may be made to locate the break at any place on the ring.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. wherein the stamp handle 3i has an end 32 of cylindrical shape, of larger diameter than the rest of the handle, in which is cut a groove 33 embraced by two rotatably

adjustable collars

34 and 35, equipped respectively, with spring arms 36 and 3l and

nger shields

38 and 39 which in the adjusted position shown make the printed mark of Fig. 8. These collars may be adjusted individually around the handle to cause the selective positioning of two breaks in the ring printed by the stamp.

It will be apparent that it is necessary that the type members, or at least the characters, be resilient so that when an impression is made the fingers may sink thereinto allowing the printing surface of the characters to touch the article to be printed unimpeded, the type under the fingers being displaced.

lt is to be understood that any type characters other than the i illustrated may be used within the ring or with other formations substituted in place of the ring.

It is to be understood, also that the printing member described may be operated by a machine to which it is attached, if such be desired.

What is claimed is:

l. A printing device including, in combination, a resilient printing type adapted to be impregnated with ink, thereby to make an ink impression on contact with record material, said type having characters in relief thereon to form printing surfaces and the printing surfaces of said characters forming a printing plane; and a shield mounted on the device and movable thereon both parallel to and normal to said plane, to cover and displace desired areas of the type printing surfaces so that such covered and displaced areas will not make a printing impression.

2. A printing device including, in combination, ink-impregnated resilient type having characters in relief thereon to form printing surfaces, thereby to make an inked impression on contact with record material, the printing surfaces of said characters forming a printing plane; and a shield mounted on the device and movable thereon both parallel to and normal to said plane, to cover and displace desired areas of the type printing 4 surface, so that such covered and displaced areas Will not make a printing impression.

3. A printing device including, in combination, i; k-impregnated resilient porous type having characters in relief thereon to form printing surfaces, thereby to make an inked impression on Contact with record material, the printing surfaces of said characters forming a printing plane; and a shield mounted on the device and movable thereon both parallel to and normal te said plane to cover and displace desired areas cf the type printing surface, so that such covered and displaced areas will not make a printing impression.

el. `A printing device including, in combination, resilient printing type adapted to be impregnated with ink, said type having relief formations representing standard data and other relief formations representing a choice of data, said relief formations having printing surfaces forming a printing plane; and a shield means movably mounted on the device and adjustable by movement parallel to and normal to said plane to cover and displace a desired portion of said other relief formations of the type printing surface, so that such covered and displaced areas will not make a printing impression.

5. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formations comprise a ring surrounding the standard data relief formations.

5. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formations surround the standard data relief formations.

7. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formations are arranged about the standard data relief formations.

8. The printing device of claim 4, in which the shield means comprises a non-printing finger of an area less than said other relief formations and mounted so as to be movable over said other relief surfaces from place to place, as desired.

9. The printing device of claim 4, in which the printing type is porous.

1Q. The printing device of claim 4, in which the type is porous and ink-impregnated.

ll. A hand stamp including, in combination, a handle; a porous resilient printing type member attached to the handle, said printing type member having characters in relief thereon, the printing surfaces of said characters forming a printing plane, and said porous printing type member adapted to be impregnated with ink thereby to make an inked impression on Contact with record material; and a shield member mounted on the handle and selectively movable on the handle, both parallel to and normal to said printing plane, to cover and displace a selected area of the type member to prevent said selected area from printing.

l2'. The hand stamp of claim il, in which the shield member includes a collar resiliently embracing the handle and movable around it, said collar having a non-printing nger movable with said collar to cover and displace different portions of the printing surface of said type member.

13. The hand stamp of claim 12, in which the collar also is shiftable on the handle to raise the finger off the type member While the collar is being adjusted around the handle.

14. The hand stamp of claim 11, in which the type member has numeral data in relief thereon and a ring in relief around the data over which ring the shield is selectively movable.

15. The hand stamp of claim 11, in which the Number type member is impregnated with ink. 1,411,290 PAUL A. MACPHEE. 1,839,292 GEORGE T. BROWN, JR. 2,013,784 5 2,387,740 References Cited in the me of this patent 2,473,070

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