An Improvement in Endorsing or Dating Stamps.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Endorsing or Dating Stamps.
I, EDWIN MILLER RICHFORD, of 44, Snow Hill, in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to endorsing or dating stamps in which movable bands of
rubber type are used for the purpose of varying the date or other matter printed.
The object of my improvement is to facilitate the shifting of the different bands
as required and avoid the injury which is frequently caused to the type by forcibly
shifting the bands from the outside.
With this object I mount each band, or each independently movable set of bands,
on a separate barrel, the several barrels being separated by division plates and in
axial alignment with one another but mounted upon independent concentric spindles,
so that any one can be turned independently of the others.
In order that the changeable type may be presented in proper position for
printing through the aperture of the plate which carries the permanent type in
conjunction with which the changeable type is used, the type bands also pass round
small tension rollers mounted in the same frame with the division plates between
the bands and the spindles of the type band barrels, the whole being mounted in
the usual way in the main frame of the endorsing hand stamp.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1896.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
I, EDWIN MILLER RICHFORD, of 44, Snow Hill, in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention relates to endorsing or dating stamps in which movable bands of
rubber type are used for the purpose of altering the date or other variable matter
to be printed.
The object of my improvement is to facilitate the shifting of the different bands
as required and avoid the injury which is frequently caused to the bands and type
by forcibly shifting the bands by acting on the type by some instrument applied
from the outside.
With this object I mount each band (or each independently movable set of
bands) on a separate barrel, the several barrels being separated by division plates and
in axial alignment with one another but mounted upon independent spindles so that
any one barrel can be turned independently of the other, by means of a knob on its
spindle.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this

page_text: Specification, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal section and Figure 2 an end view
of the endorsing stamp provided with my improvement.
ABCD are the four barrels on which are mounted the four type bands W X Y Z
bearing the type denoting the year, month, and day of the month. The outer
barrels A and D are each carried by an outwardly projecting tubular spindle a
and d respectively mounted to turn in a bearing in the adjacent side of an inner
removable frame E fitting in the outer casing F. Through the tubular spindles a
and d respectively pass the spindles b and c of the inner barrels B and C the
barrel B being bored to receive the inwardly projecting end of the spindle c so
that the two spindles a and d are in line and for purposes of support form a continuous
spindle although they are independently revolvable. The spindles terminate in
knobs A B C D respectively by which they may be turned independently as
required to adjust the type bands. G are division plates between the barrels
through which the spindles pass as shewn.
In order that the type carried by the bands may be presented in proper position
for printing through the aperture of the plate H which carried the permanent
printing surface I (in conjunction with which the changeable type is used) the type
bands also pass round small tension rollers K loose on a common spindle K mounted
in the inner frame E, the rollers and type bands being separated by the division
plates G which are made of the form shewn in Figure 2 and extend down into the
aperture in the plate H the whole being mounted in the usual way in the main frame F
of the endorsing hand stamp the ends of which are slotted as at to give passage
to the barrel spindles. To permit of shifting the type bands the plate H is hinged
ath to the outer casing F in the usual way and is retained in operative position
by a spring J engaging by a slot with a hook catch on the back of the plate H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hand stamp in which the type bands pass over separate barrels carried by
co-axial spindles which are independently revolvable as described.
2. A hand stamp in which the type bands pass over separate barrels carried by
co-axial spindles which are independently revolvable as described, and also over
tension rollers, the barrels bands and rollers being separated by stationary division
plates as specified.
Dated this 7th day of February 1896.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.