Stamp affixer apparatus and method
AssigneeMartin Yale Industries, Inc.
InventorHumberto Rodriguez
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Abstract
A stamp affixer apparatus and method is disclosed. A top shell, bottom shell attached to the top shell, and a stamp housing is provided. A first gear assembly is rotatably attached to the stamp housing. A second gear assembly is engaged with the first gear assembly and rotatably attached to the stamp housing. A drive roller is fixedly attached to the second gear assembly. A roll of adhesive backed stamps on backing paper may be inserted in a portion of the stamp housing. A lead-in portion of the backing paper is attached to a shaft portion of the first gear assembly. As the drive roller is pulled along a desired surface, its rotation is translated through the second gear assembly to the first gear assembly. The first gear assembly winds up the backing paper and an adhesive backed stamp is dispensed against the surface.
Claims18
A stamp affixing apparatus comprising:
- a stamp housing, the stamp housing partially enclosed within an outer shell, the outer shell comprises a top shell rotatable connected to a bottom shell;
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- a first gear assembly rotatably attached to the stamp housing, the first gear assembly engaged with a second gear assembly, the second gear assembly fixedly attached to a drive roller, the second gear assembly rotatably attached to the stamp housing.
A method of affixing adhesive backed stamps comprising:
- providing a stamp housing including a first gear assembly engaged with a second gear assembly, the first gear assembly rotatably attached to the stamp housing, the second gear assembly fixedly attached to a drive roller, the second gear assembly rotatably attached to the stamp housing, the stamp housing partially enclosed within an outer shell, the outer shell including a top shell rotatably connected to a bottom shell;
- providing a roll of adhesive backed stamps on backing paper, a lead-in portion of the backing paper attached to the first gear assembly, the roll being rotatably positioned in the stamp housing;
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- pulling the drive roller against a surface to rotate the drive roller and the second gear assembly in a first direction, and simultaneously rotating the first gear assembly in a second direction to wrap the backing paper around the first gear assembly and dispense a stamp against the surface.
A stamp affixing apparatus comprising:
- a top shell;
- a bottom shell rotatably attached to the top shell;
- a stamp housing positioned partially within an enclosure formed between the top shell and bottom shell, the stamp housing including a stamp roll housing portion and a backing paper housing portion;
- a first gear assembly rotatably attached to the backing paper housing portion;
- a second gear assembly engaged with the first gear assembly, the second gear assembly rotatably attached to the stamp housing;
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- a drive roller fixedly attached to the second gear assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.