Patent ID: 6698344
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B41K

Abstract:
A self-inking hand stamp comprisinga stamp casing having two oppositely arranged side walls, each one of said side walls being provided with a guiding slot extending from top to bottom, an ink pad upwardly arranged in said stamp casing, a supporting plate carrying stamp characters, said supporting plate being the main part of a stamp unit and having axle pins defining the geometric Divot axis of said stamp unit, and enabling a position-inverting pivoting movement of the supporting plate, said supporting plate having a front side and a rear side and including at least one aperture capable of receiving further stamp characters, an adapter supported on the supporting plate and attached to the rear side of said supporting plate so as to leave clear said at least one aperture in said supporting plate, an insert inserted in said adapter, said further stamp characters being provided on said insert, and said adapter adapting between the rear side of the supporting plate and the contour or size of the insert, an actuating bow capable of being manually depressed, and a turning mechanism connected with said actuating bow for position-inverting pivoting movement of all of said stamp characters from an inking position contacting said ink pad into a downwardly oriented printing position, with said axle pins of said supporting plate engaging in said actuating bow and being guided in each of said guiding slots of said side walls of said stamp casing so as to be upwardly and downwardly movable therein.