1. Field of the Invention
The invention concerns a handwriting instrument combined with a stamp, in which either a stamp with stamp pad or a self-impregnated stamp is integrated in the stock or, as the case may be, casing or housing, of the handwriting instrument and can be pivoted or extracted therefrom for carrying out the stamping process.
2. Related Art of the Invention
This type of handwriting instrument, generally referred to as a so-called “stamp pen”, is well known for example from DE GM 77 15 261, DE GM 81 30 431, DE GM 84 18 819.
Since the stamp pad and/or the stamp requires space and the dimensions of the handwriting instrument naturally are limited, in the past only short writing cartridges or ink reservoir tubes, hereafter referred to simply as refills, with a comparatively small ink or paste reservoir, were employed.
EP 0 433 572 B1 discloses a handwriting instrument with an incorporated stamp, in which a high capacity writing cartridge, that is, a cartridge with large storage volume, is provided. In this writing instrument the stamp carrier, which can be folded out for stamping, is provided with an inked stamp on the rear end of the stock, whereby a relatively long writing instrument results.
The present inventive device is concerned with a task of providing an ergonomic writing instrument combined with a stamp, in which a conventional refill can be employed and of which the stock length does not substantially exceed the refill length.
For solving this task the invention begins with the known writing instrument, in which the stamp pad is provided with a stamp lying there—against in the longitudinal direction of the stock and a handle is used to remove the stamp carrier with stamp from a laterally or sideways open recess of the stock.
Such a handwriting instrument is basically known from DE 29 38 931 A1.
However in this writing instrument only a disadvantageously relatively short refill, here a writing tip with ink cartridge, can be employed, so that it is not suited for use with relatively longer refills, in particular ball point type refills.
For solving the set task it is proposed that in accordance with the invention handwriting instruments are so modified that a refill made of a flexible material and which extends substantially over the entire length of the stock is so positioned within the stock, that in the area of the approximately centrally located stamp pad carrier it is bent in the direction towards the inner wall of the stock. By this simple measure a refill of normal length can be employed despite the presence of the stamp. According to a further characteristic a lid is provided seated in the stock as a handle, on the inner side of which the stamp carrier with stamp is provided.
In the present invention it is, beyond this, proposed to assemble a stock from two substantially symmetrical shells, which are joined to each other by means of joining pegs and joining sleeves located on the shells, whereby the latter simultaneously serve as abutments or contact surfaces for the bent ink refill.
The present invention further provides a proposal for the further joining of these shells, according to which the shells are held together by means of a stock tip seated in the vicinity of the tip of the ink refill.
Further yet, the invention provides means for improving the manufacturability and handling of the handwriting instrument and for the stamp pad carrier or as the case may be stamp carrier.
The invention further concerns the design of the lid forming the handle.
For protection of the refill tip, as conventional, a cap seatable upon the tip of the stock is conventional, of which the particular design is the subject matter of further preferred embodiments of the invention.
This cap has on its free end a securing eye, in cooperation with which alternatively a retention clip and a ring can be employed. Therewith the writing instrument can either be held secure in the jacket or shirt pocket of the user or be carried around the neck of the user by a string or chain passing through the ring.
In both cases it is important to have a good connection of cap and stock.
Concrete details, the subject of which are the subject matter of the above briefly described claims, are in the following described in greater detail on the basis of illustrative examples, as shown in the figures.
In the figures there is shown:
The basic design of the inventive handwriting instrument can be understood from
It is preferably comprised of a hollow housing or, as the case may be, stock 10, which has a laterally open recess 13 for the lid 20, which on its side facing towards the inside of the stock carries a stamp 41 via a stamp carrier 40. The lid 20 is so dimensioned, that its sidewall 21 extends approximately to the mid-line of the stock 10 and can be releasably connected with the edges 13a of the recess 13 by means of an elastic lip 25 (See
The view rotated by 90 degrees represented in
Within the stock 10 a conventional refill 50 extending over almost the entire length of the stock 10 is provided, of which the refill tip 51 passes through the stock tip 12 and of which the opposite end is supported against abutment 54, as shown in
While the refill tip 51 coaxially passes through the stock tip 12, it's ink or paste containing reservoir section is bent within the stock so as to lay against the inner wall of the stock 10, which is possible on the basis of the flexibility of the refill 50. Therein a guide bar 53, serving as bumper or deflector, ensures that the refill 50 while seated in the stock is bent out of the center against the stock inner wall.
The lateral positional securing is achieved using cross bars 15 provided spaced apart from each other in the manner of ribs of a ship hull, which laterally border the receptacle area 16.
At its back end the refill 50 lies against a sleeve 17 running transverse within the stock 10. This sleeve serves, together with the therein form fittingly engaging peg 17a, for the joining of the shells 10a and 10b of the double-shell stock 10, wherein the connecting sleeve 17 is part of a shell and the connecting peg 17a engaging therein is part of the other shell.
The tip end of the double shell stock 10 terminates in a cylindrical seat 10c, upon which the approximately cone-shaped stock tip 12, through which the refill tip 51 has passed, is friction-fittingly seated, which together with the connecting sleeve 17 and engaging peg 17a ensures the holding together of the stock shells 10a and 10b.
A significant advantage of the inventive construction can be seen from
The releasable connection of stamp carrier 40 and lid 20 allows on the one hand a simple exchange of the stamp. On the other hand it is possible with the same writing instrument to realize various stamp techniques. Thus there can also be employed pre-impregnated stamps, so that in this case according to the type of the representation according to
Three different embodiments of the cap 30 seatable upon the stock tip 12 are shown in
The cap 30, with its securing eye 33, offers the two design possibilities represented in
According to
The other, simpler, securing possibility can be seen from
It is also possible that the eye 33 serves directly for securing to a string or a security cord, a so called “lanyard”.
The essential advantage of the inventive writing device is comprised therein, that a large surface stamp can be integrated in a very compact stock with employment of economical refill cartridges with large ink or, as the case may be, paste storage volume.
Both stamps as well as stamp pads can be mounted and exchanged in simple manner.
The employment of various stamp techniques or technologies is possible.
The refill cartridge is guided and secured reliably without use of springs or mechanisms.
The cap is usable universally for various securing possibilities.
The large surface stock with the likewise quite large lid offers a large text surface, which is advantageous for advertisement purposes.
Besides this, the stock with the stamp insert is constructed easy to assemble, so that an economical and rapid assembling is possible.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10 2005 015 539 | Apr 2005 | DE | national |
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