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US 11,518,183 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing an ink pad
AssigneeCabin Creek, LLC
InventorsRoss A. 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.
Claims20
A container, comprising:
- a first covering 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 a non-parallel angle with respect to each other;
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- a second covering having a third magnetic coupler and a fourth magnetic coupler that are configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic coupler and the second magnetic coupler, respectively.
A transferrable pigment container comprising:
- a first covering comprising a first magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the first covering, a second magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the first covering, 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 a non-parallel angle with respect to the first magnetic axis;
- a second covering comprising a fifth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the second covering, a sixth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the second covering, a seventh magnetic coupler, and an eighth magnetic coupler;
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- at least one of:
- (i) a transferrable pigment that is disposed in the second covering and (ii) an absorbent material that is disposed in the second covering and that is configured to receive the transferrable pigment.
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A container comprising:
- a first covering comprising a first face, the first covering further comprising a first magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the first covering, a second magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the first covering, a third magnetic coupler, and a fourth magnetic coupler, 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 a first non-parallel angle with respect to each other;
- a second covering comprising a second face, the second covering further comprising a fifth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a first edge of the second covering, a sixth magnetic coupler that is disposed at a second edge of the second covering, a seventh magnetic coupler, and an eighth magnetic coupler, 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 a second non-parallel angle with respect to each other;
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- at least one of:
- (i) a transferrable pigment that is disposed in the second covering and (ii) an absorbent material that is configured to receive the transferrable pigment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.