Self-Inking stamp

• US 20040007144A1
• Filed: 11/26/2002
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trodat GmbH (Trodat Trotec Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Trodat GmbH (Trodat Trotec Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Zindl, Peter, Koneczny, Harald
• Granted Patent: US 6,761,114 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 101/333
• CPC Class Codes: B41K 1/40 Inking devices operated by stamping movement

Abstract

A self-inking stamp with overhead inking, with a lower component (1) for placement on the surface to be stamped, with a swivel mechanism (10) for a print platen support arranged in the lower component for swiveling reciprocal movement of a print platen support (11) between a stamp pad (4) and a support frame (13), and with an actuator upper component (2) mounted for slideable movement against the bias of a spring relative to the lower component, the upper component straddling the lower component and connected by its lateral parts to the lower component by a print platen support swivel axle (11′) guided in elongated openings (12) of the lower component, whereby the actuator upper component is provided with a substantially U-shaped body portion (2′) and a hood part (7) of transparent material pivotally connected therewith and covering an oblique text receiving plate (6) at the upper transverse member of the body portion and the open fron section of the body portion, and whereby the lower component in a direction away from the stamp pad receptacle (5) at its front section forms an opening in a downward direction, the opening being covered by a transparent wall member (13′) extending upwardly from the support frame which is connected with the lower component by a resilient snap connection (14′, 14″).

Claims

1. A self-inking stamp with overhead inking, with a lower component for placement on the surface to be stamped, with a swivel mechanism for a print platen support arranged in the lower component for swiveling reciprocal movement between a stamp pad and a support frame, and with an actuator upper component mounted for slideable movement against the bias of a spring relative to the lower component, the upper component straddling the lower component and connected by its lateral parts to the lower component by a print platen support swivel axle guided in elongated openings of the lower component, characterized by the fact that the actuator upper component (2) is provided with a substantially U-shaped body portion (2′

) and a hood part (7) of transparent material pivotally connected therewith and covering an oblique text receiving plate (6) at the upper transverse member of the body portion (2′

) and the open fron section of the body portion, and that the lower component (1) in a direction away from the stamp pad receptacle (5) at its front section forms an opening in a downward direction, the opening being covered by a transparent wall member (13′

) extending upwardly from the support frame (13) which is connected with the lower component by a resilient snap connection (14′

, 14″

).

2. The self-inking stamp of claim 1, characterized by the fact that the pivoting hood part (7) is pivotally connected at the area of the rear section of the upper component (2) and extends from its connection to the front section of the upper component across the apex thereof.