Abstract: A hand stamp assembly that includes a porous ink cartridge received in the stamp housing and a porous ink containing die head that is mounted in contact with the forward face of the ink cartridge so that ink may be transferred from the cartridge to the die head as the ink in the die head is depleted. The forward face of the die head is normally protected by a spring-loaded shielding sleeve that retracts when the stamp is pressed against the surface to be marked. An axial handle socket is provided so as to receive a handle or other gripping means. The socket is designed to have an inherent resilient flexing capability to provide firm gripping of the handle or other holder.

Abstract: An imprinting wheel which comprises a plurality of annular disc members coaxial with a shaft and axially spaced therealong to define radially outwardly facing spaces therebetween and connected for rotation in unison. Printing type elements of rubber-like material have a printing portion terminating in a printing face and a base portion provided with an inner circumferential surface and joining ears which extend laterally of the printing portion. Adjacent pairs of disc members have first coaxially aligned annular shoulders forming first annular steps in the disc member which respectively engage the ears of a type element with the base portion extending across the space and the printing portion extending radially outwardly in the space and beyond the peripheral edges of the disc members, the first shoulders preventing radial outward movement of the type element. Annular resilient members have inner and outer circumferential surfaces.