Patent ID: 6968781

Claim:
A hand stamp for transferring an image to an image receiving surface comprising: a stamp frame; a stamping member made of a foam material, the stamping member comprising opposite sides and perimeter edges, one side being a printing side for effecting a stamping, and having thereon the image that is transferable to the image receiving surface; a trim member for receiving and supporting the perimeter edges of the stamping member and for mounting the stamping member in the stamp frame; an ink cartridge dimensioned to be received in the trim member on top of the side opposite the printing side of the stamping member, the ink cartridge having a portion removed from the ink cartridge leaving a cartridge frame, the cartridge frame receiving a quantity of ink to provide ink to the stamping member, the portion removed from the ink cartridge being re-inserted into the ink cartridge after at least a portion of the quantity of the ink has been at least partially absorbed into the stamping member and frame for providing support to the stamping member during stamping; whereby any of a variety of colored inks can be poured into the cartridge frame for providing different colored images thereby eliminating the need for storing a variety of pre-inked colored ink cartridges.