Ink pad holder for self-inking stamp
OwnerCraig J. Peterseninventor
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Abstract
An ink pad holder for use with a self-inking reciprocating hand stamp. The ink pad holder has an upper and lower compartment, with an ink pad mounted in each compartment. The ink pad holder can be inserted in the hand stamp with either ink pad facing the printing plate so that different inks can be applied to the printing plate. This allows the user greater versatility such as using the ink pad for finger printing applications by impregnating one of the ink pads with finger printing ink. Alternatively only the lower compartment may have an ink pad mounted therein with the upper compartment remaining empty for storing small items. The ink pad holder is easily removed from the hand stamp so the ink pads are easily accessible for re-inking.
Claims15
An ink pad holder for a hand stamp comprising:
- an ink pad frame member having a front, back and opposite sides and an open top and an open bottom,
- a divider plate mounted to the front, back, and opposite sides of the ink pad frame dividing the frame between the open top and open bottom and forming an upper compartment with an open top and a lower compartment with an open bottom;
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- an ink pad mounted in at least one of the compartments.
An ink pad holder for use in a self-inking hand stamp that has a reciprocating printing plate, the ink pad holder comprising:
- an ink pad frame member having an upper compartment and a lower compartment;
- a first ink pad mounted in the upper compartment;
- a second ink pad mounted in the lower compartment;
- the ink pad frame member adapted for mounting in the self-inking stamp with either the upper or lower compartment facing the reciprocating printing plate so that either the first or second ink pad contacts the reciprocating printing plate for transferring ink from the respective ink pad to the reciprocating printing plate.
An ink pad holder for use in a self-inking hand stamp that has a reciprocating printing plate, the ink pad holder comprising:
- a substantially rectangular ink pad frame member;
- an upper compartment in the ink pad frame member having perimeter walls, a bottom, and an open top;
- a lower compartment in the ink pad frame member having perimeter walls, a top, and an open bottom, the bottom of the top compartment and the top of the bottom compartment being a common member;
- a first ink pad mounted in the upper compartment;
- a second ink pad mounted in the lower compartment;
- the ink pad frame member adapted for mounting in the self-inking stamp with either the upper or lower compartment facing the reciprocating printing plate so that either the first or second ink pad contacts the reciprocating printing plate for transferring ink from the respective ink pad to the reciprocating printing plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.