Patent ID: 6615719
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
An inking system for applying ink to an inking surface, comprising:a handle defining a handle axis and comprising first and second socket surfaces, where the first and second socket surfaces are spaced along the handle axis on opposite ends of the handle; a first intermediate member comprising a first mounting portion sized and dimensioned to frictionally engage the socket surfaces to detachably attach the first intermediate member to the handle, and a first hood portion defining first and second bearing slots, where first and second locking projections are arranged in the first and second bearing slots, respectively; a second intermediate member comprising a second mounting portion sized and dimensioned to frictionally engage the socket surfaces to detachably attach the second intermediate member to the handle, and a second hood portion defining third and fourth bearing slots, where third and fourth locking projections are arranged in the third and fourth bearing slots, respectively; a first inking assembly comprising a substantially planar first support member comprising first and second bearing portions, and a substantially planar first inking member secured to the first support member; and a second inking assembly comprising a substantially cylindrical second support member comprising third and fourth bearing portions and defining a mounting axis, and a substantially cylindrical second inking member, where the second support member extends through the second inking member; whereby the first mounting portion is received by the first socket surface to secure the first intermediate member to the handle; the second mounting portion is received by the second socket surface to secure the second intermediate member to the handle; the first and second bearing portions on the first support member are held within the first and second bearing slots by the first and second locking projections to secure the first inking assembly to the first intermediate member such that the first inking member maintains a predetermined relationship to the handle axis; the third and fourth bearing portions on the second support member are held within the third and fourth bearing slots by the third and fourth locking projections to secure the second inking assembly to the second intermediate member such that the second inking member rotates about the mounting axis relative to the intermediate member.