Patent ID: 6298777
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A portable hand-held manually operated dry printing apparatus comprising:a housing comprising a top wall with openings, side walls, and an open lower end, said housing being shaped to define a handle portion through which the dry printing apparatus is manually operated;a dry printing unit mounted to the open lower end of the housing with a space between the side walls and the dry printing unit, said dry printing unit comprising a dry printing die member and a heat source for heating the die member; anda guide member extending through the open lower end of the housing, being telescopically mounted in the housing between extended and retracted positions, and being spring-biased toward the extended position;whereby, in operation:the handle portion is grasped:the guide member is applied to the surface to be dry printed; andpressure is manually applied to the handle portion to telescopically move the housing and dry printing unit about the guide member until the heated die member is applied to the surface to be dry printed; andwhereby an air convection passage is defined through:the space between the side walls of the housing and the dry printing unit; andthe openings of the top wall of the housing.