Patent ID: 7677172

Claim:
An ink pad container to be used in a self-inking stamp, said ink pad container having a rectangular shape when seen in a plan view so that said ink pad container has two short sides and two long sides, and comprising a bottom, and two opposing short side walls and two opposing long side walls, all of said side walls projecting away from said bottom, wherein each of said short side walls comprises a ledge projecting away from a region of a lower edge of said short side walls, said ledge being located near said bottom and extending parallel to said bottom, said ledges extending along a length of said short side walls and defining together with said side walls step-like recesses for cooperating with continuous guiding and centering projections in an insertion compartment of the self-inking stamp to define precise guiding and centering of the ink pad container during its insertion, wherein the bottom is designed with a depression provided for snapping engagement of a resilient retention element provided in the insertion compartment of the self-inking stamp.