Patent ID: 7299748

Claim:
An embosser stamp comprising: a stamp body having opposite upstanding sides; an embossing die mounted in the stamp body; an operating lever disposed between the upstanding sides and having an end operatively engaging the embossing die; a stamp body opening in each of the opposite sides of the stamp body, the stamp body openings aligned with each other in a substantially straight line; an operator lever opening passing through the operator lever, the operator lever opening in alignment with the stamp body openings when the operator lever is in a first position and out of alignment when the operator lever is in a second position; a locking member comprising a removable rod having an L-shaped first end and a second end opposite the first end, the removable rod being closely received within the operating lever opening and the stamp body openings, the locking member received in the stamp body openings and the operator lever opening when the stamp body openings are aligned with the operator lever opening to restrain the operator lever from movement within the stamp body and inhibiting the movement of the operating lever between the first and second positions, the locking member being removable from the stamp body.