Patent ID: 6085648
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B41K

Abstract:
A hand stamp comprising:an ink supply member having a stamping surface and a lateral surface disposed perpendicular to the stamping surface and contiguous to the periphery of the stamping surface, a thermal stencil paper being interchangeably attached to the stamping surface; anda stamp holder having a stamping opening and receiving the ink supply member so that the stamping surface faces the stamping opening, said stamp holder including a main unit supporting said ink supply member and a secondary unit receiving said main unit and slidable relative thereto;wherein the ink supply member comprises an open-pored microporous structure impregnated with ink, andwherein the lateral surface is made impermeable to ink along the entire periphery of the stamping surface by forming an ink-impermeable skin layer to be unitary with the open-pored microporous structure.