Impact hand stamping device

An impact hand stamping tool for imprinting a character on an imprint surface, comprising:

• a supporting sleeve element having a front end and a rear end, a front opening at said front end, a rear opening at said rear end, and a longitudinal bore extending between said front and rear ends;
• an imprint member having an elongated hand stamping element slidably supported in said supporting sleeve element;
• said elongated hand stamping element having an imprint end, an imprint character mounted on said imprint end, an opposite anvil end, and a first anvil surface at said anvil end;
• said elongated hand stamping element being slidably mounted in the longitudinal bore of the supporting sleeve element with the forward end projecting outward from the front opening and first anvil surface extending outward from the rear opening during operation;
• said supporting sleeve element having a first finger gripping section intermediate the front end and the rear end for enabling a user to grip the hand stamping tool with one hand and place the imprint character against the imprint surface;
• said supporting sleeve element having a first spring latching means formed therein intermediate the first finger gripping section and the rear end;
• an elongated plunger member having a cylindrical forward end, a second anvil surface at said cylindrical forward end, a plunger head end, and a plunger body extending between said cylindrical forward end and said plunger head end;
• said plunger body having a second finger gripping section intermediate the forward and head ends for enabling the user to grip the plunger member with a second hand;
• said plunger body having a second spring latching means formed therein intermediate the second finger gripping section and the forward end;
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• an elongated cylindrical tension coil spring having spring ends, and a central section surrounding the forward end of the plunger member and the rear end of the sleeve element that extends longitudinally between said spring ends;
• said spring ends being mounted respectively to said first and second spring latching means, in which the tension coil spring is expandable from a retracted condition to an expanded condition by the user gripping both of the finger gripping sections and pulling the members apart thus increasing the tension of the coil spring and thereafter releasing the plunger member to drive the anvil surface of the plunger member sharply against the anvil surface of the hand stamp element to rapidly imprint the character on the imprint surface.