Patent ID: 7021211

Claim:
A stamp housing assembly comprising a shell having a top; a bottom; a right-side wall formed on and extending down from the top of the shell and having a bottom edge; and a longitudinal slot formed through the right-side wall and extending to the bottom edge; a left-side wall formed on and extending down from the top of the shell and having a bottom edge; and a longitudinal slot formed through the left-side wall and extending to the bottom edge; a front wall formed on and extending down from the top of the shell and having a bottom edge; a rear wall formed on and extending down from the top of the shell and having a bottom edge; and an open end located between the right-side wall, the left-side wall, the front wall and the rear wall; a cover detachably attached to the shell and having an open top; a bottom having an inner top surface; and an outer edge; a sidewall formed on and extending up from the outer edge and the inner top surface of the bottom of the cover; and multiple clips formed on and extending up from the inner surface of the bottom near the sidewall; wherein the front wall and the rear wall of the shell have ribs, the ribs are oppositely formed transversely off-center near the bottom edge of the shell; and wherein the shell is positionable relative with the cover in a stored position and a use position rotated from the stored position, wherein in the stored position, the multiple clips selectively align with and engage with the ribs on the shell such that the cover is able to enclose and attach a bottom portion of the stamp when the stamp is not in use and in the use position, the multiple clips are misaligned with and do not engage the ribs on the shell such that the cover is able to enclose the bottom portion of the stamp when the shell is received in the cover but is able to detach from the bottom portion of the stamp when the stamp is in use.