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US 10,899,152 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing an ink pad
AssigneeCabin Creek, LLC
InventorsRoss Chiles, Tai-Yu Han, Jamie Hascall
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Abstract
While the described ink pad can include any suitable component, in some cases it includes a lid, a base, and an absorbent material. Additionally, in some cases, the lid and the base define a cavity that houses the absorbent material and the lid and the base each comprise one or more magnets and/or magnetic materials that are configured to magnetically couple with each other to releasably couple the lid and base together. In some instances, the ink pad further includes one or more seals that are configured to extend between the base and lid to limit air movement into the cavity when the lid and base are coupled together in a closed position. Additional implementations are described herein.
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An ink pad, comprising:
- a lid having a first magnetic coupler and a second magnetic coupler, wherein the first magnetic coupler comprises a first magnetic axis running in a first direction between a north pole and a south pole of the first magnetic coupler, wherein the second magnetic coupler comprises a second magnetic axis running in a second direction between a north pole and a south pole of the second magnetic coupler, and wherein the first and second magnetic axes run in different directions and at an intersecting angle to each other;
- a base having a third magnetic coupler and a fourth magnetic coupler;
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- an absorbent material that is configured to receive and store an amount of a transferable pigment,
- wherein the first magnetic coupler and the third magnetic coupler are configured to magnetically couple the lid and the base together in a face to face configuration so as to define a cavity that houses the absorbent material, and
- wherein the second magnetic coupler and the fourth magnetic coupler are configured to be magnetically coupled together to couple the lid and the base together in a side to side configuration, such that a first side face of the lid and a first side face of the base are abutted against, and are magnetically coupled to, each other.
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An ink pad comprising:
- a lid comprising a first magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the lid, a second magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the lid, a third magnetic coupler, and a fourth magnetic coupler, wherein the first magnetic coupler comprises a first magnetic axis running in a first direction between a north pole and a south pole of the first magnetic coupler, wherein the third magnetic coupler comprises a second magnetic axis running in a second direction between a north pole and a south pole of the third magnetic coupler, and wherein the second magnetic axis runs in a different direction and at an intersecting angle with respect to the first magnetic axis;
- a base comprising a fifth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the base, a sixth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the base, a seventh magnetic coupler, and an eighth magnetic coupler;
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- an absorbent material comprising an ink,
- wherein the third and fourth magnetic couplers are configured to magnetically and releasably couple to the seventh and eighth magnetic couplers to magnetically and releasably couple the lid and the base together in a face to face configuration such that the lid and the base form a cavity that houses the absorbent material, and
- wherein the first and fifth magnetic couplers are configured to magnetically couple with each other to magnetically and releasably couple the lid and the base together in a edge to edge configuration, such that the first edge of the lid and the first edge of the base are abutted against each other.
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An ink pad comprising:
- a lid comprising a first face defining a first recess, the lid further comprising a first and magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the lid, a second magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the lid, a third magnetic coupler, and a fourth magnetic coupler, wherein the second edge of the lid is opposite to the first edge of the lid, wherein the first magnetic coupler comprises a first magnetic axis extending in a first direction between a north pole and a south pole of the first magnetic coupler, wherein the third magnetic coupler comprises a second magnetic axis extending in a second direction between a north pole and a south pole of the third magnetic coupler, and wherein the first magnetic axis and the second magnetic axis run in different directions and at an intersecting angle with respect to each other;
- a base comprising a second face defining a second recess, the base further comprising a fifth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the base, a sixth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the base, a seventh magnetic coupler, and an eighth magnetic coupler, wherein the second edge of the base is opposite to the first edge of the base, wherein the fifth magnetic coupler comprises a third magnetic axis extending in a third direction between a north pole and a south pole of the fifth magnetic coupler, wherein the seventh magnetic coupler comprises a fourth magnetic axis extending in a fourth direction between a north pole and a south pole of the seventh magnetic coupler, and wherein the third magnetic axis and the fourth magnetic axis run in different directions and at an intersecting angle with respect to each other;
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- an absorbent material comprising an ink, the absorbent material being coupled to, and disposed in at least one of the first recess and the second recess,
- wherein the third and fourth magnetic couplers of the lid and the seventh and eighth magnetic couplers of the base are configured to magnetically couple together such that the first and second recesses define a cavity that houses the absorbent material, and
- wherein the first and fifth magnetic couplers are configured to magnetically and releasably couple with each other to magnetically and releasably couple the first edge of the lid with the first edge of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.