Stamp indexing tool
AssigneeHPC, Inc.
InventorsCharles H. Cole, James Mueller
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Abstract
A portable tool for use by locksmiths and the like with an indexable slide having a positioning hole for nicely receiving a conventional chisel-type stamp. The tool has an adjustable clamp for releasably gripping and retaining a thin object, such as a key blank on a key bed beneath the slide and positoning hole. Spaced detents provide a guide for spacing and, by indexing the slide as desired, the stamp indicia can be applied in a neat and evenly spaced manner.
Claims18
An indexing tool for stamps comprising:
- a base block having a planar bed for supporting a relatively thin and flat object thereon;
- an adjustable clamp operable to releasably hold the object on said bed;
- a second block mounted on said base block;
- an indexing block slidably mounted on said second block, said indexing block being formed with a hole for receiving a stamp therein;
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- spaced detents cooperable between said second block and indexing block for selectively positioning said hole over the clamped object at a plurality of positions for applying stamp indicia to the object.
A portable locksmith tool for accurately aligning and spacing indicia of chisel-type stamps manually applied to a key blank comprising:
- a base having a planar key bed and a planar raised rear section separated from the key bed by a shoulder;
- a handle-operated adjustable clamp mounted on said bed for releasably retaining a key blank on said bed;
- a swivel block pivotally mounted on said rear section;
- an indexing block mounted from the front face of said swivel block and laterally movable thereon, said indexing block being formed with a vertical hole therethrough adapted to releasably retain a stamp therein so that the indicia tip of the stamp contacts a key blank retained on said bed,
- said swivel block being pivotable between an inoperative position visually exposing said bed for placement of a key blank thereon and an operative position wherein said indexing block and hole are positioned vertically above a retained key blank;
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- a plurality of spaced detents on said indexing block cooperable with spring-urged means on said swivel block for selectively positioning and spacing said hole over a key blank retained on said bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.