Letter mover

A device to remove and replace a group of letters from a changeable letterboard, keeping them in relative position to each other by means of a tacky, malleable, self-renewing adhesive comprising:

• an outer case with internal guide posts, spring guide, front stripper face, and appropriate openings for hand gripping and to accommodate the exposure of portions of an internal slide;
• a principally internal slide with guide slots cooperating with the internal guide posts to maintain alignment and allow for retraction of the internal slide into the outer case upon hand compression of an internal spring, a front face with a groove exposed to accommodate tacky, malleable, self-renewing adhesive, and a hole aligned with the hole in the outer case for hand gripping and compression of the spring to effect retraction of the internal slide;
• an internal spring to maintain the relationship between the case and the slide in a normally extended position;
• and a tacky, malleable, self-renewing adhesive applied to the front exposed portion of the slide and affixed by adhesive action to the front face and groove of the slide.

A method of removing and replacing a group of letters on a changeable letterboard, keeping said letters in relative position to each other, said method comprising steps of:

• gripping said letters using a tacky adhesive gripping means, moving said letters in combination with said gripping means to a new location on said changeable letterboard,
• pressing said letters onto said letterboard using said gripping means,
• and, using a stripping means, stripping said letters from said tacky adhesive,
• whereby said letters are left on said changeable letterboard, said letters maintaining original relative position to each other;
• wherein said tacky adhesive gripping means and said stripping means combine in a unit comprising, an outer case with internal guide posts, spring guide, front stripper face, and appropriate openings for hand gripping and to accommodate the exposure of portions of an internal slide, a principally internal slide with guide slots cooperating with the internal guide posts to maintain alignment and allow for retraction of the internal slide into the outer case upon hand compression of an internal spring, a front face with a groove exposed to accommodate tacky, malleable, self-renewing adhesive, and a hole aligned with the hole in the outer case for hand gripping and compression of the spring to effect retraction of the internal slide, an internal spring to maintain the relationship between the case and the slide in a normally extended position, and a tacky, malleable, self-renewing adhesive applied to the front exposed portion of the slide and affixed by adhesive action to the front face and groove of the slide.