US3099213A

US3099213A - Hand stamp and type therefor

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Publication number: US3099213A
Application number: US115212A
Authority: US
Inventors: Whitney K Munson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-06-06
Filing date: 1961-06-06
Publication date: 1963-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 1980-07-30

Description

July 30, 1963 w, MUNSQN 3,099,213

HAND STAMP AND TYPE THEREFOR Filed June 6, 1961 INVENTOR. WH/T/VEYKMUNSON BY MW HTTORNEY 3,099,213 Patented July 30, 1963 3,099,213 HAND STAMP AND TYPE THEREFOR Whitney K. Munson, P.O. Box 312, Red Bank, NJ. Filed June 6, 1961, Ser. No. 115,212 Claims. (Cl. 101-380) This invention relates to what are generally referred to as hand stamps employing a simple and economical form of type supporting body, including means for quickly attaching and detaching assembled type units with the body. More particularly, the invention deals with a novel form of type structure, wherein the type is formed with projecting printing characters and assemblage guidance characters on opposed surfaces of the type and, wherein, the second named characterized surface is split in the molding or formation thereof to simplify production of the type.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in reach of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side View of the body portion of a hand stamp, with parts of the construction broken away and illustrating an assemblage of type on a type unit mounted in said body portion.

FIG. 2 is a detached View of the unit with the type characters thereon, as shown in FIG. 1, with a section through the characters on one surface of the type, the section being substantially on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a section substantially on FIG. 1.

In FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawing, I have indicated at '10 the body portion of a hand stamp which, in the present illustration, is in the form of a molded plastic body, as indicated by the sectioning in FIG. 3. The body is generally channel-shaped in form, in other words, is defined by side Walls 11 joined by a crosshead 12, the latter having a longitudinal recess on its upper surface, as indicated at 13.

The channel of the body 14 is illustrated at 14 and arranged in the channel upon the surface of the crosshead 12 is a backing strip of rubber 15, particularly having a flexible characteristic. This backing strip provides a yieldable support for type members 16 arranged in the channel 14. The members 16 are first assembled in an elongated rod of suitable rigid material 17 in a desired spaced relationship to each other, the type characters having apertures extending therethrourg h, as clearly illustrated at 18 in FIGS. 1 and 3, these apertures snugly receiving the rod 17 to make it possible for definitely positioning characters along the unit, as illustrated in FIG. 2, and avoid the use of spacing blocks, for example, between the space C and O and O and D characters, as noted in FIG. 2.

Each of the type characters have on opposed surfaces and in the use of the stamp what can be termed the upper and lower surfaces projecting

type characters

19 and 20, respectively. The characters 19 are so [formed on the members 16 as to provide guidance for assemblage of the type on the rod 17 in forming the type unit for attachment and detachment with respect to the body 10; Whereas, the characters 20 are formed to properly print the subject matter on any desired surface, thus avoiding the difficulty in assemblage of type for the proper arrangement in printing. This feature is particularly desirable for use by school children in spelling words or making type assemblages of any kind.

As will clearly appear from a consideration of FIG. 3 of the drawing, the

projecting characters

19 and 20 the line 33 of are integral with and formed in the molding of the type characters. At the same time, the upper portion of the type, including the characters 19, is molded with a split 21 therein. The splits in the several characters of FIG. 2 are clearly noted by the line 21 extending through the type. Incidentally, inf-the sectional showing of the type in FIG. 1, the section is purposely off from the split line in order to more clearly illustrate the type and its association with the backing 15.

Arranged and set in the recess 13 of the crosshead 12 is a type unit holding and supporting elastic 22, the central portion of which is held in fixed position on the body 10 by the usual handle for the body indicated, in part, at 23 in FIGS. 1 and 2. The ends of the elastic are sufliciently long to tensionally extend over the ends of the body and have slit apertures therein for reception of the ends of the rod 17. One of these apertures is indicated at 24 at the left of FIG. 1 and the slit of said aperture is indicated at 25. The purpose of slitting is to simplifiy attachment of the elastic ends with the ends of the rod 17. The ends of the elastic are simply pulled down over the ends of the rod and then snapped over these ends to assume a position illustrated substantially in FIG. 1. The tension of the elastic in holding the type unit, which includes the rod 17 in position, is sufficient to at least partially embed the characters 19 in the backing 15, as diagrammatically illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawing.

'Fhe projecting characters 19 thus become definitely positioned in the body 10 or What might be said to be keyed in position in the body 10, so as to maintain spacing thereof, as indicated in the arrangement of the type in the body 10 in FIG. 1 of the drawing. The type is preferably formed of a width to fit snugly in the channel 14 of the body 10, as will appear from a consideration 11 are preferably cut away, as indicated at 1:1 to maintain the characters 20 in a freely exposed position beyond the body 10 of the stamp.

In the use of the device, the type is mounted on the rod 17 .by passage of the rod through the apertures 18 in the type and then moved to the desired adjusted position on the rod as illustrated, for example, in FIG. 2 of the drawing, the characters 19 guiding the operator in proper selection of type and positioning on the rod. It is also preferred that, in forming the type, the characters 19 be formed in a color contrasting to the remainder of the type. For example, the type can be formed of black rubber; whereas, the upper surface portion of the type, including the characters 19, can be formed of a red rubber, the two rubbers being united in the molding or forming operation.

For purposes of description, the characters 19 may be said to be on the inner end or surface portion of each type member; whereas, the characters 24) are on the outer surface or end of the member. It will also appear that the split, as at 21, extends longitudinally of the aperture, thus leaving the sides of the inner end portion of each member laterally flexible for removal from the core forming the aperture 18 in the molding of the type members.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hand stamp comprising a channel body, said body having side walls joined by a crosshead, the outer surface of said crosshead having a recess extending the hull length thereof, a handle member directly fixed to the crosshead centrally of said body, a type unit for mounting in the channel of said body, said unit comprising an elongated rod having ends projecting beyond ends of said body, type members spaced longitudinally of the rod, said members having apertures in which the rod is arranged cfior frictional support of the members on said rod, one outer surface of each member having a printing character thereon, the opposed inner surface of said member having a (guidance character thereon, both characters projecting from the surfaces of said member, means mounted in the recess of said crosshea-d and extending over the ends of said body and engaging said rod ends for yiel da-bly supporting the type unit in the channel of said body, a yieldable backing arranged in said channel, and said guidance characters being normally embedded in said backing in definitely positioning said members in predetermined spaced relationship on said rod.

2. A hand stamp comprising a channel body, said body having side Walls joined by a crosshead, the outer surface of said crosshead having a recess extending the full length thereof, a handle member directly fixed .to the crosshead centrally of said body, a type unit for mounting in the channel of said body, said unit comprising an elongated rod having ends projecting beyond ends OtE said body, type members spaced longitudinally of the rod, said members having apertures in which the rod is arranged for frictional support of the members on said red, one outer surface of each member having a printing character thereon, the opposed inner surface of said member having a guidance character thereon, both characters projecting from the surface of said member, means mounted in the recess of said crosshead and extending over the ends of said body and engaging said rod ends for yieldably supporting the type unit in the channel of said body, each member at the inner surface portion thereof including a split extending into and longitudinally of the aperture of said body, and adjacent surfaces of each member, where split, abutting when said members are arranged in the channel of said body.

3. A hand stamp as defined in claim 2, wherein a yieldable backing is arranged in said channel, and said guidance characters being normally embedded in said backing in definitely positioning said members in predetermined spaced relationship on said rod.

4. In stamps of the character described, a type member having an aperture extending therethrongh, a printing type character projecting from one surface of said member, a guidance type c aracter projecting from the other opposed surface of said member, the last named surface portion of said member having a split extending to and longitudinally of the aperture in said member,

and adjacent surfaces of the member, Where split, abutting.

5. In stamps as defined in claim 4, wherein said member is composed of rubber, and the character on one surface being of a nubber color contrasting to the rubber color of the character 1011 the opposed sur face.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

Claims

1. A HAND STAMP COMPRISING A CHANNEL BODY, SAID BODY HAVING SAID WALLS JOINED BY A CROSSHEAD, THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID CROSSHEAD HAVING A RECESS EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH THEREOF, A HANDLE MEMBER DIRECTLY FIXED TO THE CROSSHEAD CENTRALLY OF SAID BODY, A TYPE UNIT FOR MOUNTING IN THE CHANNEL OF SAID BODY, SAID UNIT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ROD HAVING ENDS PROJECTING BEYOND ENDS OF SAID BODY, TYPE MEMBERS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OF THE ROD, SAID MEMBERS HAVING APERTURES IN WHICH THE ROD IS ARRANGED FOR FRICTIONAL SUPPORT OF THE MEMBERS ON SAID ROD, ONE OUTER SURFACE OF EACH MEMBERS HAVING A PRINTING CHARACTER THEREON, THE OPPOSED INNER SURFACE OF SAID MEMBER HAVING A GUIDANCE CHARACTER THEREON, BOTH CHARACTERS PROJECTING FROM THE SURFACES OF SAID MEMBER, MEANS MOUNTED IN THE RECESS OF SAID CROSSHEAD AND EXTENDING OVER THE ENDS OF SAID BODY AND ENGAGING SAID ROD ENDS FOR YIELDABLY SUPPORTING THE TYPE UNIT IN THE CHANNEL OF SAID BODY, A YIELDABLE BACKING ARRANGED IN SAID CHANNEL, AND SAID GUIDANCE CHARACTERS BEING NORMALLY EMBEDDED IN SAID BACKING IN DEFINITELY POSITIONING SAID MEMBERS IN PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON SAID ROD.