Patent ID: 8189018

Claim:
A time stamp for printing time information on a time card, comprising: a time card slot configured to receive the time card; a mount portion attachable to a wall surface, the mount portion being provided at a rear surface of the time stamp; a bottom surface of the time stamp, the bottom surface being settable on a mount surface; a print head configured to print on the time card, the print head being disposed above the time card slot relative to the bottom surface; and a print head carriage mechanism which adjusts a position of the print head, the print head carriage mechanism also being disposed above the time card slot, wherein the time card slot is formed to be inclined downwardly in a depthwise direction at an angle of 8 degrees or greater and 10 degrees or less with respect to the bottom surface of the time stamp, the time card slot extending in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the time stamp.