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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
James R Scott, Arab, AL (US);
David R Mosley, Arab, AL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention is embodied in an ink well assembly for use with a transfer pad or tampon printing machine having a image plate. The ink well assembly of the present invention includes an ink reservoir for holding ink, a receiving area for securing the image plate in a sealed relationship with the ink, a plurality of adjusters for securely urging the image plate within the receiving area, and a plurality of fasteners unexposed to the ink. The unexposed fasteners secure component parts without exposing the fasteners to the ink to allow easy set up, cleaning, disassembly and reassembly, elimination of ink leaks, and incorporation with the pad printing machine without significant machine downtime.