# US 9,517,649 B2 · Apparatus for stamping belts > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,517,649 B2 - Document ID: US9517649B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/863,619 - Filed: 2015-09-24 - Published: 2016-03-24 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-24 - Assignees: Dannie Decker - Applicants: Dannie Decker - Inventors: Dannie Decker - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517649B2 ## CPC - B41K 3/44: Means for handling copy matter - A41F 9/002: {Free belts} - C14B 1/56: Ornamenting, producing designs, embossing (pressing or rolling in general C14B1/30; producing design on furs C14B15/12) - B44B 5/022: {Devices for holding or supporting work} - B41K: STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES (marking meat A22C17/10; embossing combined with printing B41F19/00; selective printing mechanisms B41J; embossing decorations or marks B44B5/00; marking or coding completed packages B65B61/26; ticket printing and issuing, fare registering, nonprinting aspects of franking apparatus G07B) - A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS - C14B: MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES (making leather substitutes B29, D06N; making articles from leather B68F; mechanical cleaning of hides or the like D06G; artificial leather D06N) - B44B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR TOOLS FOR ARTISTIC WORK, e.g. FOR SCULPTURING, GUILLOCHING, CARVING, BRANDING, INLAYING (processes for producing decorative effects B44C; embossing leather C14B) ## Abstract A device for imprinting a leather belt or other comparable accessory contains a structural body and a longitudinal cavity. The belt is held in place by a central panel, a first rail, and a second rail of the structural body. More specifically, the belt is held stationary in a belt receiving channel which is delineated by a surface of the central panel, the first rail, and the second rail. When the belt is held stationary, the longitudinal cavity is used to imprint a stamp on the belt. In doing so, a stamp body which contains a preferred stamp is positioned in the longitudinal cavity and struck with a mallet or similar device which can produce a considerable force. Since the belt receiving channel is accessible through the longitudinal cavity, the stamp is imprinted on the belt with minimum effort. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for stamping on a belt comprises: a structural body; a longitudinal cavity; the structural body comprises a central panel, a first rail, and a second rail; the central panel comprises a first surface and a second surface; the first rail and the second rail being adjacently connected to the second surface; the first rail and the second rail being positioned perpendicular to the second surface; the first rail and the second rail being positioned opposite each other across the central panel; the longitudinal cavity traversing through and being tapered inwards the central panel from the first surface to the second surface, the longitudinal cavity having a first opening formed on the first surface and a second opening formed on the second surface and narrower than the first opening; the second surface, the first rail, and the second rail delineating a belt receiving channel; the longitudinal cavity and the belt receiving channel being positioned in parallel to each other; the first rail and the second rail being positioned along the central panel; at least one first alignment groove centrally positioned on the first surface and directly communicated with the longitudinal cavity; at least one second alignment groove centrally positioned on the second surface and directly communicated with the longitudinal cavity; and the at least one first alignment groove and the at least one second alignment groove being aligned with each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises: the central panel further comprises a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface; the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface being positioned opposite to each other along the central panel; and the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface being perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 2, wherein the belt receiving channel being extended from the first lateral surface to the second lateral surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 2, wherein the longitudinal cavity being positioned in between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first rail is symmetrical to the second rail. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a plurality of first alignment grooves; the plurality of first alignment grooves being centrally positioned on the first surface; and each of the plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a plurality of second alignment grooves; the plurality of second alignment grooves being centrally positioned on the second surface; and each of the plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises: a plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned on the first surface; each of the plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity; a plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned on the second surface; and each of the plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal cavity being positioned in parallel to the first rail and the second rail. ### Claim 10 A device for stamping on a belt comprises: a structural body; a longitudinal cavity; the structural body comprises a central panel, a first rail, and a second rail; the central panel comprises a first surface, a second surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface; the first rail and the second rail being adjacently connected to the second surface; the first rail and the second rail being positioned perpendicular to the second surface; the first rail and the second rail being positioned opposite each other across the central panel; the longitudinal cavity perpendicularly traversing through the central panel from the first surface to the second surface; the second surface, the first rail, and the second rail delineating a belt receiving channel; the longitudinal cavity and the belt receiving channel being positioned in parallel to each other; the first rail and the second rail being positioned along the central panel; the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface being positioned opposite to each other along the central panel; the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface being perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface; the belt receiving channel having a first lateral opening adjacent to the first lateral surface and a second lateral opening adjacent to the second lateral surface; at least one first alignment groove centrally positioned on the first surface and directly communicated with the longitudinal cavity; at least one second alignment groove centrally positioned on the second surface and directly communicated with the longitudinal cavity; and the at least one first alignment groove and the at least one second alignment groove being aligned with each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10, wherein the belt receiving channel being extended from the first lateral surface to the second lateral surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10, wherein the longitudinal cavity being positioned in between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first rail is symmetrical to the second rail. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10 comprises: a plurality of first alignment grooves; the plurality of first alignment grooves being centrally positioned on the first surface; and each of the plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10 comprises: a plurality of second alignment grooves; the plurality of second alignment grooves being centrally positioned on the second surface; and each of the plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10 comprises: a plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned on the first surface; each of the plurality of first alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity; a plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned on the second surface; and each of the plurality of second alignment grooves being positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal cavity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The device for stamping on a belt as claimed in claim 10, wherein the longitudinal cavity being positioned in parallel to the first rail and the second rail.