Patent ID: 6796230
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B41K

Abstract:
A self-inking stamp, comprising:a substantially parallelepiped frame having at one end thereof a substantially shaft formed by a parallelepiped arrangement of substantially flat surface members for receiving by sliding movement a container with a stamp pad therein and at an end opposite the one end a web defining an opening disposed substantially parallel to the shaft; a stamp platen; an actuator movable against the bias of a spring from a rest position to a second position; a swivel mechanism supporting the stamp platen and connected to the actuator for moving the platen from a first position of engaging the stamp pad to a second position within the opening; an elongated groove disposed in at least one of the surface members and the container and extending in the direction of sliding movement of the container; and a protrusion in the other of the at least one surface member and container disposed to be received in the groove during sliding movement of the container.