Patent ID: 6453813
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B41K

Abstract:
An axial securing device (19) for an end of a pivot axle (6) of a hand stamp (1) comprising a self-inking device, wherein the pivot axle (6) extends through a character unit (3) accommodated in a stamp housing (2) as well as through guiding slots (12) in the side walls (7, 8) of the stamp housing (2), the ends of the pivot axle being held in openings (15) in legs (13, 14) of an actuating bow (5), which actuating bow is movable relative to the stamp housing (2), the axial securing device (19) comprising an annular member (17) capable of being snapped onto the end of the pivot axle (6), which annular member comprises at least one radially inward snap projection (20) for snapping engagement in a peripheral groove (21) adjacent the outer end of the pivot axle (6), characterized in that the annular member (17) is formed to be integral with a bearing sleeve (16) which, with the axial securing device (19) mounted, extends through the actuating bow leg (13) as well as through the longitudinal slot (12) in the side wall (7) of the stamp housing (2).