Patent ID: 7331776

Claim:
A stamper device that functions to emboss images onto foods comprising: an upper assembly having a rounded top surface of sufficient size and configuration to allow the user to comfortably grip and operate the stamp device, said upper assembly having an axially oriented shaft opening extending the full length of said upper assembly, an upper portion of said shaft opening having a first diameter and a lower portion of said shaft opening having a second diameter larger than said first diameter forming a first annular shoulder between said upper and lower portions of said shaft opening and a generally cylindrical first shaft within said shaft opening of the upper assembly, the first shaft comprising a first diameter located at a top portion thereof, and a second larger diameter located at a bottom portion thereof forming a second annular shoulder facing said first annular shoulder, a coil spring surrounding the top portion of said first shaft seated on and between said first and second annular shoulders, a lower base cover assembly mounted on a bottom portion of the upper assembly, the lower base cover assembly comprising a horizontal flat wall with an annular, downwardly extending annular wall forming an inner cavity which houses an embossing pattern assembly, the embossing pattern assembly comprising a flat member with an embossing pattern on a bottom surface thereof and a second shaft extending upwardly from a top surface of said flat member, the cavity in said lower base cover accommodating said flat member with greater depth than the flat member for upward movement of said flat member within said cavity, whereby said coil spring biases said flat member down into an initial position below a bottom edge of said annular wall, and said second shaft extending through said lower base cover assembly and terminating within a recess in the bottom end of said first shaft, whereby pushing said upper assembly downwardly on a food product moves said embossing pattern assembly downwardly and causes said embossing pattern assembly to emboss a pattern on said food product while compressing said spring, and continued pushing downwardly causes the bottom edge of said annular wall to come into contact with said food product compressing said spring, said spring returning said flat member to said initial position when said stamper device is removed from said food product.