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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony D. MacNeil, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
M&R Marking Systems, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41K 1/42 ; B41J 2/700 ; B41F 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41K 1/42 ; B41J 2/700 ; B41F 3/100 ;
Abstract
A compact hand stamp is disclosed. The hand stamp may include a platen and corresponding marking structure that can be moved between a rest position, where a design on the marking structure is remote from a surface to be imprinted and is arranged at an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the surface, and a printing position where the design of the marking structure is in contact with the surface to be imprinted. The hand stamp may also include a platen having reinking ports and a cover mounted for slidable movement over the reinking ports.