Lock for a hand stamping device
US6829993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/8486
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lock apparatus for securing a hand stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to established a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand stamping device. The locking heads are releasably interconnected by parallel spaced apart struts for connecting the locking heads in a space apart relation for receiving the hand stamping device between the struts whereby the locking heads and the struts encircle the outer periphery of the hand stamping device. A lock is used to interlocking the locking heads in a spaced apart relation between the struts.
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