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US 10,300,725 B2Granted
Tally stamp devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeCharles Bishop
InventorCharles Bishop
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a tally stamp device described herein provide a stamp and a counter system. The tally stamp may include an elongate body housing the stamp and counter system.
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A tally stamp, comprising:
- an elongate body having a top and bottom, and front, rear, left and right sides extending between the top and bottom, the elongate body defining a longitudinal axis extending between the top and bottom;
- an ink stamp positioned proximate the bottom of the elongate body movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis between a marking position in which the ink stamp is exposed and a storage position in which the ink stamp is retracted;
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- a counter system comprising a first actuator and a display, the display positioned on the top of the elongate body and having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, the counter system incrementing a stored count by one when the pivoting ink stamp is moved to the marking position;
- wherein the display is positioned on the top of the elongate body between the front side and rear side and the first actuator is positioned on the top of the elongate body between the display and the rear side;
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- further comprising a light configured to illuminate a marking target below the tally stamp, wherein the light is activated based on motion detected by an accelerometer within the elongate body.
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A tally stamp, comprising:
- an elongate body having a top and bottom, and front, rear, left and right sides extending between the top side and bottom side, the elongate body defining a longitudinal axis A extending between the top side and bottom side;
- an ink stamp positioned proximate the bottom side of the elongate body movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A between a marking position in which the ink stamp is exposed and a storage position in which the ink stamp is retracted;
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- a counter system comprising a first actuator and a display, the display positioned on the top side of the elongate body and having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, the counter system incrementing a stored count by one when the pivoting ink stamp is moved to the marking position, the first actuator actuatable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A to affect an output of the display independent of actuation of the ink stamp to the marking position;
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- a second actuator;
- wherein the display is positioned on the top side of the elongate body between the front side and rear side and the first actuator is positioned on the top side of the elongate body between the display and the rear side, and wherein the elongate body has a length (l) between the top and bottom sides and a width (w) between the left and right sides and length (l)>width (w);
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- wherein the second actuator is configured to increment the stored count by one independent of actuation of the ink stamp to the marking position.
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A tally stamp, comprising:
- an elongate body having a top and bottom, and front, rear, left and right sides extending between the top side and bottom side, the elongate body defining a longitudinal axis A extending between the top side and bottom side, the front side comprising a plurality of ridges;
- an ink stamp positioned proximate the bottom side of the elongate body movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis between a marking position in which the ink stamp is exposed and a storage position in which the ink stamp is retracted;
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- a counter system comprising a display, a first actuator actuatable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a second actuator actuatable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the display positioned on the top of the elongate body and having a top perimeter and a bottom perimeter, the counter system incrementing a stored count by one when the pivoting ink stamp is moved to the marking position;
- wherein the display is positioned on the top side of the elongate body between the front side and rear side and the first actuator is positioned on the top of the elongate body between the display and the rear side, and wherein the first actuator comprises a first button, the second actuator comprises a second button, and the first and second actuators are configured to affect an output of the display independent of actuation of the ink stamp to the marking position.
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