Patent ID: 6736056
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A manual ink applicator for printing on a printing surface comprising:a pair of opposed shuttle blocks; first and second pivot brackets each having opposite first and second ends, the first pivot bracket pivotally connected at its first end to one of the shuttle blocks and the second pivot bracket pivotally connected at its first end to the other shuttle block; a squeegee having first and second ends, the first and second ends of said squeegee connected to the second ends of the first and second pivot brackets respectively; a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the squeegee attached to the shaft adjacent to the distal end; a handle attached to the shaft; a brace attached to the shaft near the proximal end of the shaft, the brace causing a user's arm to align with the shaft when the user's arm engages the brace and the user grasps the handle the pivot brackets and squeegee assuming a first position when the user pulls the handle in a first direction and the pivot brackets and squeegee assuming a second position pivoted from the first position when the user pushes the handle in a second direction opposite the first direction.