Closure cap for a stamp, stamp, sales unit, method and stamp system for same

Abstract

The invention relates to a sales unit (1), a stamp (3a, 3b, 3c) and a closure cap (2) for a stamp (3a, 3b, 3c), in particular a pre-inked / flash stamp (3a, 3b, 3c), comprising at least one flat cover cap / base plate having protruding side walls and preferably at least one inner receiving region for a lower part of the stamp (3a, 3b, 3c). A connecting element is arranged on an outer surface of the side wall and a plug-in element, corresponding to the connecting element and for connecting or plugging together two closure caps (2), is arranged on the opposing other outer surface of the side wall. The invention also relates to a method and to a stamp system.

Description

[0001] Sealing cap for a stamp, stamp, sales unit, method and stamping system therefor

[0002] The invention relates to a closure cap for a stamp, a stamp, a sales unit, a method and a stamp system as described in the preambles of claims 1, 2, 9, 13, 17 and 19.

[0003] Pixel art images are already available, for example, at https: / / bildertws.netlifv.app / pixel-art-bilder-vorlaqen / or htps: / / www.cochenille.com / stitch-painter-uni-d / , which serve as templates. Children and adults alike can use the pixel images as a template for tracing or coloring.

[0004] Systems or sales units for pluggable pixels / plug-in elements for creating a pixel image on a base plate are also already known, as is known, for example, from htps: / / pixeln.ch / pixelhobby / or can be found at htps: / / www.bastelpeter.ch / produkte / basteln / pixel-hobby-anleitung / .

[0005] The disadvantage of these systems or sales units, however, is that they only allow manual coloring or drawing of a pixel image, or that an image can be created by placing individual pins / pixels.

[0006] In the stamp sector, no prior art can be found that describes the printing of a pixel image by a stamp.

[0007] WO 2008 / 0876624 A2 discloses a stamp consisting of a plurality of pins, each corresponding to a pixel. This allows a pixel image to be generated as a stamp impression by activating individual pins or pixels. Each of the pins has a conveyor along which the pins can move from a non-imprinting state to an imprinting state, as well as a brake for anchoring the pin in the imprinting state. The movement of the pins is controlled by a connection to a computer, via which the pixel image or stamp impression can be generated and transmitted.

[0008] For example, from CN 201516733 U a pre-inked / flash stamp is known, the closure cap of which is attached to the lower part of the stamp via holding means formed on a side wall, so that the closure cap can be pivoted backwards via the holding means for a stamping process.

[0009] Also known in the stamp sector are so-called trays or holding boxes, in which several stamps are arranged or placed in a holding box. The stamps are then simply removed from the box, so that a stamp impression can be created in the case of a self-inking stamp. However, if pre-inked / flash stamps are stored in the holding box, the sealing cap must be removed after removing a stamp and before stamping. This cap must then be replaced after the stamping process and before positioning the stamp in the holding box, as otherwise the stamp would dry out. Alternatively, simple stamps, especially wooden stamps, can also be stored in a holding box and dipped or printed on a special ink pad to absorb ink before stamping.

[0010] In principle, a so-called pre-inked / flash stamp is also known from US 2005 / 0132912 A1, in which several elements are coupled into a base body. For this purpose, a stamp plate is inserted into a matrix frame from behind, and an ink pad is then placed on top. The matrix frame, in particular the ink pad, is impregnated with ink, and the matrix frame is then inserted into the base body. The stamp is then activated by removing a foil placed between the ink pad and the stamp plate.

[0011] From the known prior art, no systems, methods, sales units or stamp systems or units as well as corresponding stamps and closure caps, preferably in combination with pre-printed pixel images, corresponding to the solution according to the invention are known or apparent.

[0012] The object of the invention is to provide a closure cap, a stamp, a sales unit, a method, and a stamping system that avoid the aforementioned disadvantages while simultaneously increasing user-friendliness when generating a pixel image. A further object of the invention is to simplify the generation of a pixel image.

[0013] This object is achieved by the invention. Advantageous embodiments and measures are described in the subclaims.

[0014] The object of the invention is achieved by a closure cap in which a connecting element is arranged on an outer surface of the side wall and a plug-in element corresponding to the connecting element for connecting or plugging together two closure caps is arranged on the opposite further outer surface of the side wall.

[0015] What is advantageous here is that the closure cap according to the invention has an innovative plug-in connection that allows two or more closure caps to be connected or plugged together to form a handy, torsion-resistant unit. This allows a user or customer to group two, three or more closure caps into a single closure cap unit and thus preferably holds all stamps via the plugged-together closure cap or closure cap unit in one hand. With the other hand, they can effortlessly remove, in particular pull out, a stamp, stamp an impression, and then replace the stamp in the closure cap, since the user is holding all stamps and closure caps in their other hand. This enables an efficient and organized workflow, as the user can comfortably hold the various stamps in one hand and quickly switch between them.After use, the stamp can be easily replaced in the cap, as the user holds the cap in their hand anyway, ensuring easy and user-friendly handling of all stamps with both hands. This also prevents the stamp from being set aside open after a stamping cycle, i.e., without the cap, which would cause the stamp, especially the ink on the stamp plate, to dry out, as the cap is held in the other hand along with the other stamps to be replaced.

[0016] Furthermore, the object is achieved by a closure cap in which the closure cap is designed to accommodate at least two, preferably three, stamps, in particular small, differently colored stamps, which can be removed independently of one another, wherein a plurality of receiving areas are arranged for the stamps to be inserted. The advantage here is that the arrangement of a plurality of receiving areas for stamps in one closure cap achieves targeted and clear organization of the preferably different stamps to be accommodated. This makes it easier for the user to select and remove a desired stamp. Furthermore, it is achieved that the closure cap with a plurality of stamps can be held in one hand and the user can simply pull out the required stamp with the other hand, stamp it, and insert it again. In this way, the user never has to let go of the stamps in order to create different stamp impressions.Not only can the stamps be placed in a single position, but they can also be easily swapped. Furthermore, the compact arrangement of the stamps in a cap makes the entire unit easy to carry and store.

[0017] An advantageous embodiment provides a defined, preferably constant distance between two receiving areas formed in a closure cap for two or more stamps or from two assembled closure caps. This ensures easy removal of the stamp, as the stamps are arranged or held at a specific distance. This also makes it easy to insert the stamp after a stamping process, as there is sufficient space between the stamps. Positioning the stamps at a distance enables quick and easy handling of the stamp.

[0018] An advantageous design is one in which the connecting element is formed by two L-shaped, spaced-apart side parts, wherein the side parts are preferably closed on the underside with a cover plate. This creates a stable connecting element. Furthermore, it ensures that the plug-in element of another closure cap can be easily received, in particular inserted or pushed in. In principle, a design without the cover plate is also possible.

[0019] An advantageous embodiment is one in which the plug-in element is formed by a T-shaped central section that fits or can be inserted between the two L-shaped side sections of the connecting element. A terminal limiting plate is preferably arranged on the upper side of the central section and at a lateral distance from the central section. This results in a very stable design of the plug-in element. Furthermore, the plug-in element can be easily inserted into a connecting element of another closure cap. This enables a simple connection between two closure caps. The plug-in element can also be constructed without the limiting plate.

[0020] An advantageous embodiment is one in which a locking element, in particular a locking projection or a locking indentation, for the punch to be inserted, which preferably has a corresponding locking element, is arranged at least on the inside of one of the side walls, in particular in the receiving area. This ensures that the punch is securely held in the receiving area of ​​the closure cap. At the same time, easy removal of the punch from the closure cap is possible. It is essential that the locking elements on the closure cap and on the punch are coordinated with one another, so that on the one hand the punch is securely held in the closure cap and on the other hand the punch can be easily removed and inserted.

[0021] It is advantageous to have a design in which the side walls of the closure cap forming the receiving area and / or the stamp itself are square, round, or another shape. This allows the stamp to be easily inserted into the receiving area without having to pay attention to its alignment.

[0022] A design in which the stamp is held in the cap and can be raised to fill or refill the ink, and an upper cover / lid of the stamp is removed or detachable, is advantageous. This allows the stamp to be filled or refilled with ink from the back, i.e., the opposite side of the stamp plate. This ensures easy initial filling or refilling of ink from the back (rear) of the stamp, thus minimizing the risk of contamination.

[0023] However, the object of the invention is also achieved by a stamp, in particular a pre-inked / flash stamp, in which the stamp plate is inserted from behind, i.e. from a rear side via the upper opening, into an interior of the base housing, and the stamp plate on the one hand rests against projections in the interior of the base housing and on the other hand the stamp plate projects outwards through the opening of the base housing.

[0024] The advantage of this is that it creates a very compact and simple stamp design, as the housing, in particular the base housing, is used to position and attach the stamp plate. This means that simple stamp construction is then possible by arranging one or more ink storage bodies in the housing and a lid. Furthermore, the stamp plate does not need to be attached; instead, the stamp plate can simply be inserted into the base housing from the back. The interior is then filled with one or more ink storage bodies, so that the lid is securely held in place for the stamp plate. This makes it possible to achieve a very slim design, giving the user a good view of the imprint surface of the stamp plate and thus easily position the stamp on a pixel of a pixel image.

[0025] A design in which several locking elements for locking the stamp to the closure cap are arranged on the base housing of the stamp and in one or more receiving areas of the closure cap is advantageous. This ensures that the stamp can be easily connected to or removed from the closure cap by simply inserting or pulling.

[0026] An advantageous embodiment is one in which a connecting element is arranged on an outer side or outer surface of a side wall of the closure cap, and a plug-in element, in particular a corresponding one, is arranged on an opposite outer side or outer surface of a side wall for connecting or plugging together two closure caps. This ensures that several closure caps can be connected in a rigid manner.

[0027] An advantageous embodiment is one in which the stamp plate has an imprint area in the form of a pixel for a pixel image to be printed or for a pixel template, and in which the upper housing part, in particular a part of the base housing, the stamp, or the cover, is provided or formed with a color, symbols, numbers, etc., that approximately corresponds to the color of the imprint, or has color labeling, colored dots, or numbers indicating the color of the stamp or the imprint area. This ensures easy recognition of the ink used for printing the pixel image.

[0028] Furthermore, the object of the invention is achieved by a sales unit with at least one pixel image, in which several, in particular three, stamps are enclosed, wherein the stamps have an imprint size that corresponds to the size of a pixel or a placeholder on a pixel of the pixel image.

[0029] This marks the first time that a stamping system or sales unit has been offered that can create a pixel image by stamping. Specifically, the stamp imprint has been adapted to the shape and / or size of a pre-printed pixel or a free placeholder for a pixel, so that a single imprint stamps, specifically inks, a pixel. Stamp imprints of this type have never been seen before. Previously, only the stamping of an imprint in the form of text or images / logos was known, not a full-surface color imprint for a pixel or a placeholder for a pixel.

[0030] An advantageous embodiment is one in which at least three stamps are arranged, in particular positioned, in a common closure cap, wherein the stamps contain different inks or stamp colors and have different hatching, shading, colors, symbols, numbers or letters visible on the housing or base housing, which are designed in particular to correspond to the pixel image. This ensures that the stamps are collected in a unit by a common closure cap and are therefore no longer lying around individually. Furthermore, this ensures that the user can hold the closure cap with all the stamps for editing a pixel image in one hand and can then pull out the stamps with the other hand, stamp and put them back in again.Since all stamps are held in one hand, the user puts the stamp back into the cap after use, instead of putting the stamp down somewhere, as is usually the case with the current technology, where the stamps are in individual units and each stamp has to be picked up individually.

[0031] An advantageous embodiment is one in which the closure cap has a connecting element on one outer surface of a side wall and a plug-in element corresponding to the connecting element on the opposite further outer surface of a side wall for connecting or plugging together two closure caps. This ensures that two or more closure caps can be plugged together to form a unit, so that the user can again hold all stamps in one hand and remove the required stamp with the other hand. The stamps preferably have a housing and / or a lid in the corresponding color with which the stamp impression is created. This allows the user to easily select the corresponding stamp.

[0032] It is advantageous to have a design that allows for the purchase of additional stamps in different colors, with their caps connecting to the original cap via connecting elements and / or plug-in elements. This allows for the use of additional colors, further stimulating the creativity of the user, especially the child.

[0033] Furthermore, the object of the invention is achieved by a method for completing a pre-printed pixel image, in which several, in particular three, stamps with closure caps are added to the pixel image, and a stamping process is performed with one stamp. The stamps have an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint that corresponds to the size of a pixel or a placeholder for a pixel of the pixel image. This is advantageous because, for the first time, a pixel image can be created by stamping using one or more differently colored stamps.

[0034] The object of the invention is also achieved by a stamping system comprising

[0035] - at least one stamp with an associated cap;

[0036] - at least one pixel image pre-printed for completion, the pixel image being printed from individual pixels on cardboard or paper;

[0037] - the stamp has an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint that corresponds to the size of a pixel or a placeholder for a pixel of the pixel image, and that

[0038] - the closure cap has a connecting element on an outer surface of a side wall and a plug-in element corresponding to the connecting element on the opposite further outer surface of the side wall for connecting or

[0039] The invention comprises plugging two closure caps together. This is advantageous in that it provides a system for generating a pixel image. The invention will now be described in the form of exemplary embodiments, whereby it should be noted that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments illustrated and described.

[0040] They show:

[0041] Fig.1 is a diagrammatic representation of a sales unit with a pixel image and three stamps provided in a closure cap, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0042] Fig. 2 a side view of the closure cap with three inserted stamps, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0043] Fig. 3 a section through the closure cap with the three stamps arranged therein, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0044] Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic representation of the closure cap without a stamp, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0045] Fig.5 a side view of a stamp, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0046] Fig.6 a sectional view through a stamp including ink storage body and

[0047] Stamp plate, in simplified, schematic representation;

[0048] Fig.7 shows an embodiment of a closure cap for only one stamp, wherein the closure cap is plugged together with another closure cap, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0049] Fig.8 shows another embodiment of the closure cap for several stamps, which is connected to another closure cap for several stamps, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0050] Fig.9 shows an embodiment of a stamping system consisting of a round stamp and a closure cap, wherein the stamp impression, in particular the stamping plate, is also round, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0051] Fig. 10 shows a simplified, schematic representation of another embodiment of a rectangular stamp provided with a round stamp plate; Fig. 11 shows a simplified, schematic representation of another embodiment of a rectangular stamp provided with a triangular stamp plate;

[0052] Fig. 12 shows a further diagrammatic representation of a sales unit with several pixel images and three stamps with closure caps, wherein the closure caps can be plugged together, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0053] Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic representation of a sales unit with a pixel image in which only part of a pixel has to be completed by a stamp impression, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0054] Fig. 14 an embodiment of two closure caps with additional snap-in connection, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0055] Fig. 15 a side view of the closure cap with three inserted stamps, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0056] Fig. 16 is a sectional view along lines DD in Fig. 15, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0057] Fig. 17 is an oblique view of three stamps inserted into the closure cap with the lid removed;

[0058] Fig. 18 a sectional view through a stamp including ink storage body and stamp plate, in a simplified, schematic representation;

[0059] Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic representation of a pixel image including the corresponding stamps, in a simplified, schematic representation.

[0060] By way of introduction, it should be noted that in the various illustrations, identical parts are provided with identical reference symbols or component designations, whereby the disclosures contained in the entire description can be applied mutatis mutandis to identical parts with identical reference symbols or component designations. Furthermore, the positional information chosen in the description, such as top, bottom, side, etc., refers to the described figure and, if the position changes, must be applied mutatis mutandis to the new position. Individual features or combinations of features from the illustrated and described embodiments can also represent independent inventive solutions in their own right.

[0061] Figs. 1 to 19 show a sales unit 1 and a closure cap 2 for stamps 3a, b, c, in particular pre-inked / flash stamps 3a, b, c, wherein the sales unit 1 can be offered as packaging 1a in the form of cardboard boxes, blister packs, cardboard boxes, window boxes, etc. Alternatively, instead of or in addition to the term sales unit 1, the term sales packaging 1 or stamp system 1 or stamp unit 1 can also be used.

[0062] For this purpose, the sales unit 1 has at least one pixel image 4 made up of individual pixels 5 and printed on cardboard or paper. In the pixel image 4 shown, as an example, a duck is pre-printed in the form of individual marked, in particular color-marked, pixels 5. The pixel image 4 is shown with as many different hatchings, shadings or colors, symbols, numbers or letters as there are stamps 3 included with the sales unit 1, so that each hatching, shading or color of symbols, numbers or letters can be assigned to a stamp 3a, b, c with a color, i.e. in the exemplary embodiment shown, three differently colored stamps 3a, b, c are present, so that the pixel image 4 is printed or pre-printed with three different hatchings, shadings or colors, symbols, numbers or letters, in particular with three colors.

[0063] To complete or finish the pixel image 4, the customer or user, in particular the child, takes the closure cap 2 with the three stamps 3a, b, c positioned therein with one hand or in one hand and can then pull a stamp 3a out of the closure cap 2 with the other hand and use it to print a corresponding pixel 5 with a stamp imprint, in particular a preferably full-surface color imprint the size of the pixel 5 or a placeholder. Subsequently, another pixel 5 can be printed with the same stamp 3a, or the user can insert the stamp 3a back into the closure cap 2 and pull out another stamp 3b, 3c and print another pixel 5. This can be repeated until the entire pixel image 4 is printed with color from the stamps 3a, b, c.

[0064] It is important here that in order to change the stamps 3a, b, c or the color, the cap 2 or the stamps 3a, b, c do not have to be put down or released, but rather the individual stamps 3a, b, c are taken with one hand or in one hand and the cap 2 with the other stamps 3a, b, c is held in the other hand. In principle, it is also possible to purchase additional individual or multiple stamps 3, in particular stamps 3 offered in packs of one, two, or three, which preferably have a different color than those included with the sales unit 1. This allows the user to design the pixel image 4 even more creatively. It is also possible for only the box 4a, cardboard 4a, or paper 4a with the pattern shown for pixel 5 to be included without pixel image 4, so that the child or user can imitate or create their own pixel image 4 by stamping the pixel 5, i.e.that the sales unit 1 is provided with several stamps 3 and an empty box 4a, cardboard or paper with a pattern of individual empty pixels 5, so that the user can create independent pixel images 4 by stamping the box 4a, cardboard or paper.

[0065] As can be better seen in Figures 2 to 6, a unit 6 is shown which consists of a single closure cap 2 with three removable stamps 3a, b, c. In order that the closure cap 2 can be connected to another closure cap 2b, as shown and described later in Figures 7 and 8, a connecting element 9 is arranged on an outer surface 7 of a side wall 8, and a plug-in element 12 corresponding to the connecting element 9 for connecting or plugging together two closure caps 2a, 2b is arranged on the opposite further outer surface 10 of a side wall 11, in particular formed in one piece, although a two- or multi-part design is also possible. The connecting element 9 and the plug-in element 12 of the closure cap 2 can be seen in detail in Figure 4, whereby in the detailed illustration of the plug-in element 12, this is shown from the underside 14, i.e. turned upside down.The connecting element 9 is formed by two L-shaped side parts 13a,b spaced apart from one another. The two side parts 13a,b can, as shown, be closed with a cover plate 15 on the underside 14, in particular on a support surface of the closure cap 2 or on the bottom. Furthermore, the disputed arrangement between the two L-shaped side parts 13a,b creates a free space 16 for receiving a central part 17 of the plug-in element 12, wherein, due to the cover plate 15, a further closure cap 2 with the plug-in element 12 can only be inserted from above or from the top until it stops on the cover plate 15. For this purpose, the closure cap 2 has the plug-in element 12 on the opposite side with a T-shaped central part 17, which can be precisely matched to and accommodated in the free space 16, in particular the distance between the two side parts 13a,b and the space behind it.To achieve a torsion-resistant hold of the plug-in element 12 on the connecting element 9, the T-shaped central part 17 is preferably provided with a limiting plate 19 on an upper side 18. The limiting plate 19 extends downwards toward the support surface or underside 14 at a distance corresponding to a web 20a, b of the L-shaped side parts 13a, b, thus forming a limiting part 21a, b on both sides. This ensures that the plug-in element 12 can be pushed / inserted completely onto the connecting element 9, and the limiting plate 19 forms a very stable hold and closure.Of course, it is also possible that only the connecting element 9 is arranged on one closure cap 2 and the plug-in element 12 is arranged on another closure cap 2, so that only two closure caps 2 or several closure caps 2 can be plugged together with the closure cap(s) 2 arranged in between, with the connecting element 9 and the plug-in element 12.

[0066] In the illustrated closure cap 2 for three punches 3a, b, c, which can be inserted into receiving areas 22a, b, c, the receiving areas 22a, b, c, which are enclosed for this purpose by webs or side walls, are arranged at a distance 23, wherein when two closure caps 2a, b are connected, the connecting element 9 with the plug-in element 12 also forms the distance 23, i.e. the same distance 23 is always formed between the punches 3, in particular the receiving areas 22, regardless of whether one or more closure caps 2 are connected to one another. The aim of this is to ensure that the inserted punches 3 can be easily removed and reinserted, since there is sufficient space.

[0067] The receiving areas 22 are enclosed or delimited by side walls 8, 11 and 24, wherein the receiving areas 22, in particular the side walls 8, 11, 24 of the receiving area 22, are square in the illustrated non-limited embodiment. This ensures that the punch 3 to be used can be inserted in any desired direction. To ensure that the punch 3 is held well and securely in the receiving area 22, a locking element 25, in particular a locking recess or locking indentation, is provided on at least two preferably opposite side walls 8, 11, 24 of a receiving area 22 in the interior of the receiving area 22, i.e. on the inside of the side walls, wherein a corresponding locking element 26, in particular a locking projection, is provided on all four sides of the corresponding punch housing of the punch 3.Of course, four locking elements can also be arranged in the receiving area 22 and two locking elements on the stamp housing of the stamp 3 or corresponding locking elements can be arranged on all four sides in the receiving area 22 and on the stamp 3.

[0068] Furthermore, support elements 27 are arranged in the receiving area 22, against which the stamp 3 rests when inserted. This ensures that an impression surface 28 of a stamp plate 29 does not rest against a base plate 30 of the receiving area 22, i.e., the bottom of the receiving area 22, but rather the impression surface 28 of the stamp plate 29 is arranged at a distance from the base plate 30. This is evident from the sectional view in Figure 3.

[0069] The structure of the stamp 3 can be seen in Figures 3 and 5 and 6, wherein the stamp has a base housing 31 which has an opening 32 on one side, i.e. on the front, for the stamp plate 29 inserted from above or behind, in particular from the back, and an opening on the opposite side, i.e. the back, for receiving or inserting a cover 33. In order to supply the stamp plate 29 with ink, one or more ink storage bodies 34 are arranged or inserted in the interior of the base housing 31, which are impregnated with ink, i.e. in order to fill or refill the stamp 3 with ink, the cover 33 is not yet attached to the base housing 31, so that the corresponding ink is poured in from behind, i.e. from the back or top of the stamp 3, so that the ink is absorbed by one or more ink storage bodies 34, whereupon the cover 33 is subsequently attached.Preferably, projections 33a are arranged on the cover 33, which when locking the cover 33 with the base body or

[0070] Base housing 31 exerts pressure on the ink storage body 34. The locking can be achieved via locking elements 33b, 33c arranged on the cover 33 and on the base housing 31, which are designed to correspond to one another, in particular a projection or an indentation on the cover 33, corresponding to an oppositely designed projection or an indentation on the base housing 31. Usually, the cover 33 is firmly and non-removably attached, since such stamps 3 can be used as children's toys. Of course, a design with a removable cover 33 for refilling with ink is also possible. Furthermore, one, preferably several, spacers 34a are arranged on the inside of the base housing 31. A cavity 34b, which can be filled with ink, is created or formed between the spacers 34a or between the inside of the base housing 31 and the ink storage body(s) 34. During a stamping process, ink flows orthe ink flows from the back, i.e. from the ink storage bodies 34, through the stamp plate 29 and thus creates a color imprint. In this case, in stamps 3 of this type, the stamp plate 29 is formed over the entire surface or has only a small or narrow edge area, such that a full color imprint is created over the entire stamp plate 29 so that a pixel 5 can be completely printed. It is advantageous if the upper housing part, in particular the cover 33 and / or part of the base housing 31, of the stamp 3 has the color that is filled in and thus a corresponding color imprint can be created. This means that the user can easily select the corresponding stamp 3 from the available stamps 3. Of course, only color labeling, color dots, numbers or the like as an indication on the stamp 3 is also possible.

[0071] In the illustrated embodiment, the stamp imprint, i.e. the imprint surface 28 of the stamp 3, is designed in the shape of a square, wherein the imprint surface 28 corresponds to the area of ​​a pixel 5. However, it is of course possible that other shapes, such as round, oval, triangular, rectangular, etc. or combinations thereof, can be used for stamp imprints, as described later, for which purpose the pixel image 4 is preferably designed with corresponding pixels 5 so that a user can easily create or print an entire pixel 5 with a single stamp imprint. It is of course possible for the stamp imprint to have a different shape than the housing, in particular the base housing 31, as shown later.

[0072] What is important in the stamp 3 according to the invention is that the special arrangement of the stamp plate 29 from the rear, i.e. from the back, in the base housing 31 creates a clearly visible outer contour of the impression surface 28, so that the stamp 3 can be easily positioned within a pre-printed pixel 5 of the pixel image 4. In particular, the base housing 31 is designed such that the lower region is only slightly thicker or wider than the opening 32 for the stamp plate 29 and only at a certain distance from the opening 32 does the base housing 31 become wider, i.e. that only a small projection 35, in particular of 1 to 2 mm, is designed for the contact or support of the stamp plate 29 on the base housing 31, in order to create the best possible view of the impression surface 28 of the stamp plate 29.This has the advantage that a user can easily see the outer contour of the impression surface 28 of the stamp plate 29 and at the same time a good grip on the base housing 31 is achieved.

[0073] One can therefore say that the stamp 3, in particular pre-inked / flash stamp 3, is provided with a closure cap 2, wherein the stamp 3 is formed from a base housing 31 with two opposite openings 32, 36, the stamp plate 29, one or more ink-impregnated ink storage bodies 34 and the cover 33, wherein the stamp plate 29 is inserted from the rear, i.e. from the back, into an interior 37 of the base housing 31, and the stamp plate 29 rests on the one hand against the projection(s) 35 in the interior 37 of the base housing 31 and, on the other hand, the stamp plate 29 projects outwards through the opening 32 of the base housing 31, i.e. on the front. The cover 33 is inserted, in particular snapped into place, at the opposite opening 36 (back), wherein the cover 33 is designed to hold the ink storage body(s) 34, so that thethe ink storage body 34 is always in contact with the stamp plate 29 in order to be able to release ink through the stamp plate 29. Preferably, projections are arranged on the cover 33, which exert pressure on the ink storage body 34 when the cover 33 is locked to the base body or base housing 31.

[0074] Figure 7 shows an embodiment with individual closure caps 2a, 2b for individual punches 3 (not shown). The two closure caps 2a and 2b are shown both individually and in a position plugged together via the connecting element 9 and the plug-in element 12. This means that two punches 3 can now be plugged into a plugged-together or into the individual closure caps 2a, b at a distance 23. It is of course possible for one or more closure caps 2 to be connected to the already plugged-together closure caps 2a, b. The important thing here is that by connecting the closure caps 2 via the connecting elements 9 and plug-in elements 12, the most stable possible cohesion is achieved, so that the entire connected closure caps 2 can be held in or with one hand and the punches 3 plugged into them can be easily removed, in particular pulled out.

[0075] Figure 8 shows an embodiment in which two closure caps 2a, 2b, each forming three receiving areas 22 for the inserted punches 3, are plugged together or connected. Thus, a closure cap 2 is formed with six punches 3, wherein preferably all distances 23 between the punches 3 are of the same size. Here, too, it is possible for a single closure cap 2 or a multiple, in particular triple, closure cap 2 to be plugged in. Of course, it is also possible for such a structure with 6 punches 3 to be achieved with individual closure caps 2, as shown in Figure 7. In principle, it is possible for single, double, triple or multiple closure caps 2 to be combined with one another.

[0076] Figure 9 shows an embodiment in which the stamp 3, the impression surface 28, and the receiving areas 22 of the closure cap 2 are round, in particular circular, in shape. Thus, the stamp 3 can be inserted into and removed from the closure cap 2 at any angle, as indicated by the dot-dash arrow. In principle, the closure cap 2 can also be designed to accommodate one stamp 3, two stamps 3, three stamps 3, or more stamps 2.

[0077] Figure 10 shows an embodiment of a stamp 3 with a round, in particular circular, impression surface 28 of the stamp plate 29, in which, however, the housing, in particular the base housing 31, has a different shape, in particular a square shape, for which the receiving area 22 of the closure cap 2 (not shown) must be designed accordingly. For example, the closure cap 2 can be designed as shown in Fig. 4 or 7. Such differently shaped designs are also possible. For this purpose, Figure 11 also shows a stamp 3 with a triangular impression surface 28 of the stamp plate 29.

[0078] In order for such shaped impression surfaces 28 of the stamp plate 29 to be applicable for pixel images 4, it is advantageous if the individual pixels 5 are adapted to the impression surface 28 of the stamp 3.

[0079] For this purpose, Figure 12 shows a further sales unit 1 or a stamp set 1 in which the individual pixels 5 of the pixel image 4 are coordinated with the imprint area 28 of the stamp 3. In the exemplary embodiment shown, round, in particular circular, pixels 4 and round, in particular circular, imprint areas 28 of the various stamps 3 are used or shown. Free spaces 38 or empty areas can also be present between the pixels 5 (as shown). These free spaces 38 can also be printed. A further difference between the sales unit 1 in Figure 12 and the sales unit 1 from Figure 1 is that individual closure caps 2 are now included for each only one stamp 3. Preferably, but not necessarily, the closure caps 2 are again equipped with the connecting element 9 and the plug-in element 12, so that the closure caps 2 can also be lined up or plugged together, as shown in Figure 7.

[0080] Furthermore, four different stamps 3 are enclosed in Figure 12, since the pixel image 4 is formed from four colors. Corresponding color markings 39a-d are applied or marked on the stamp 3. For example, a stamp 3 has the color marking 39a for the color "black," a color marking 39b for "blue," a color marking 39c for "white," and a color marking for "yellow," with which the pixel image 4 can be stamped. As already described above, the stamp 3, in particular the housing or base housing 31 or the cover 33, could also be manufactured or provided with the corresponding color, or symbols, numbers, or the like can also be arranged on the stamp 3, which are preferably also entered or marked on the pixel image 4.

[0081] Furthermore, in the sales unit 1 in Figure 12, it is provided that several printed and / or unprinted boxes 4a, cardboard or paper 4a are enclosed. However, it is also possible for the individual pixels 5 to be only partially printed or not printed, as is shown in a sales unit 1 or a stamp set 1 in Figure 13. This shows that part of a pixel 5 can be provided with ink 40 and the rest of the pixel 5 can be designed as a stampable placeholder 41. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the placeholder 41 is round, so that the pixel 5 can be stamped with a round stamp 3, in particular a round imprint area 28, i.e. that each pixel 5 is completed by stamping the pixel image 4 with the corresponding ink 40. It is advantageous if the imprint area 28 is slightly larger than the empty placeholder 41.Such pixel images 4 are preferably offered for smaller children because completing the pixel image 4 is easier. It can therefore be said that the stamps 3 have an imprint size that corresponds or approximately corresponds to the size of a pixel 5 or a placeholder 41 of a pixel 5 of the pixel image 4. In principle, it is not known from the prior art, nor can it be inferred in combination, to offer methods, stamp systems, or sales units 1 for pixel images 4 that can be stamped with stamps 3, in which pre-printed images (pixel images 4) are represented as a product by individual pixels 5. These pixels 5 can be filled by small stamp imprints of a stamp 3, which make it possible to complete the pixel image 4 pixel 5 by pixel 5. Preferably, a sales unit 1, the method, or the stamp system contains various stamps 3, each representing different stamp colors.Typically, a sales unit 1, process, or stamping system contains three differently colored stamps 3. Customers or users, especially children, can thus use the three stamps 3 to print the pre-printed pixel image 4 and create their own artistic design.

[0082] These images are creative products often used for crafts and art projects. They're a fun and interactive way to create works of art.

[0083] It is important with stamps 3 of this type that customers or users, especially children, can easily use the individual stamps 3, but that they put the cap 2 back on the stamp 3 after stamping so that the ink does not dry out, i.e. that each stamp 3 is closed again with the cap 2 after one or more stamping processes. It has been shown that with individual stamps 3, these are simply put aside and the next stamp 3 is used. This means that the stamps 3 can be left uncovered for a long period of time, which means that the stamp ink on the stamp impression threatens to dry out. If part of the stamp impression dries out, the stamp 3 can no longer print a complete pixel 5 and the children lose interest in the game.This is prevented if the closure cap 2 is held in one hand and the stamp 3 in the other hand, since the user puts the stamp 3 back into the closure cap 2 after the stamping process, for which purpose the closure cap 2 is developed for several, in particular three, stamps 3.

[0084] Such stamps 3 are preferably simply constructed pre-inked / flash stamps 3, in which the ink seeps from behind from the ink storage body 34 through the stamp impression or stamp plate 29. The stamp impression corresponds to the shape of a pixel 5 or a placeholder 41 of a pixel 5 of a pre-printed pixel image 4, so that one pixel 4 is produced with one impression or stamping process, with preferably square or rectangular, round or triangular, etc. stamp impressions being used. With such stamps 3, it is important that after a stamp impression has been created, the stamp plate 29 is closed again as quickly as possible with a closure cap 2. This is to prevent the stamp ink from drying on the stamp plate 29 and thus rendering the impression unusable, since the dried-in area can no longer be supplied with ink from behind.It has also been shown that if such stamps 3 are left lying around without the cap 2, the surrounding area can become contaminated.

[0085] Figure 14 shows a variant of the connection system of two closure caps 2a and 2b, wherein the two closure caps 2a, 2b are shown individually and plugged together by means of a section through the connection system.

[0086] As can be seen from the illustrated separate closure caps 2a and 2b, one or more locking elements 42 are arranged on the plug-in element 12, and at least one locking element 43, in particular locking projections, is arranged on the connecting element 9. The locking elements 43 are positioned on the L-shaped extension of the side part 13a,b of the connecting element 9, whereas on the plug-in element 12 the locking elements 42 are formed on the limiting part 21a,b. The locking elements 42 on the plug-in element 12 and the locking elements 43 on the connecting element 9 are designed to correspond to one another, so that the two locking elements 42, 43, as can be seen, interlock or interlock when plugged together. This provides a better hold for plugged-together closure caps 2a, 2b, which can, however, be easily removed again by pulling them apart.

[0087] 15 to 17 show a closure cap 2 with inserted punches 3, 3a, 3b, 3c without lids 33, and Fig. 18 shows an embodiment of the middle punch in Fig. 17, but with the lid 33 attached. The closure cap 2 is preferably designed as a one-piece closure cap 2, specifically with three receiving areas 22 into which the punches 3 are inserted. However, it is equally possible to connect or plug together several closure caps 2 with individual or multiple receiving areas 22, in particular via the connecting elements 9 and plug-in elements 12 already described, or to form a one-piece closure cap 2 with one or more receiving areas 22, in particular one to nine receiving areas 22.

[0088] The receiving areas 22 formed by the side walls 8, 11, 24 of the closure cap 2 are preferably, as shown, square (Fig. 4), but can of course also be rectangular, round (Fig. 9), oval, triangular, or polygonal, such as honeycomb or star-shaped, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the stamp 3 in the lower area, in particular in that area of ​​the base housing 31 which is covered by the closure cap 2 when the stamp 3 is inserted into the closure cap 2, is designed accordingly, i.e. likewise square, rectangular, round, oval, triangular, or polygonal. However, it is equally possible to design the receiving areas 22 of the closure cap 2 differently, for example one square, another round, triangular, etc. This could advantageously improve the concentration and perception of the user.

[0089] The impression surface 28 preferably has an equivalent or similar shape, as can be seen, for example, from Fig. 9, where the shape of the receiving area 22 of the closure cap 2 is round, just like the shape or cross-sectional shape of the lower part of the stamp 3, i.e. in the area which is inserted into the closure cap 2, and the stamp plate 29 and / or the impression surface 28 is also round. However, it is also possible for the stamp plate 29 and / or the impression surface 28 to have a different shape, as in Fig. 10 and Fig. 11, for example, where, despite the square shape of the stamp 3 for insertion into a square receiving area 22 of the closure cap 2, the stamp plate 29 or the impression surface 28 has a round or triangular shape.

[0090] The lid 33 is shown removed in Fig. 17. Nevertheless, it is possible, and particularly when used in children's stamps, also the preferred variant, to design the lid 33 so that it is not removable or to lock it so tightly that opening is only possible with increased force or even with aids, e.g., by an adult with a knife or tool. Fig. 18 shows a design with an attached lid 33, which preferably has two projections 33a. However, only one, none, or several projections 33a can be arranged. As can be seen, the locking elements 33b, 33c are preferably arranged on the lid 33 and on the base housing 31 of the stamp 3. These locking elements are designed to correspond to one another, in particular having a projection or an indentation on the lid 33, corresponding to an oppositely designed projection or an indentation on the base housing 31.For example, as shown, it is possible to design one of the locking elements 33b, 33c as a latching hook and the corresponding connecting element 33b, 33c as a latching nose. By slanting a contact surface 33d of the locking elements 33b, 33c in the direction of the opening 36, the closing force can be reduced, whereas by slanting the contact surface 33d in the opposite direction, or in the direction of the opening 32, an increased closing force or a permanent locking can be achieved. With such a design, the angular arrangement of the contact surfaces 33d therefore makes it easy to adapt or adjust the closing force or the force required to open the cover 33, or to prevent opening or ensure permanent locking.

[0091] 17 and 18, one or more ink storage bodies 34 are preferably arranged in the stamp 3. The ink storage body(s) 34 is / are preferably positioned at a distance from the base housing 31 via the spacer 34a. The spacer 34a is in particular, as shown, formed on the base housing 31, but can just as easily be arranged on the ink storage body 34 or be formed as an independent element. The spacers 34a are preferably formed in the longitudinal extension of the stamp 3, i.e. from the rear or upper opening 36 in the direction of the front or lower opening 32, in particular as a projection or web. This forms a distance 42 or the cavity 34b. In this way, the ink 40 can be filled via the opening 36 and the distance 42 orCavity 34b can be used for filling with ink 40, whereby this can be drawn more quickly into the ink storage body(s) 34, in particular also in the lower area of ​​the stamp 3, and thus also more quickly available in the area of ​​the impression surface 28 for a stamping process.

[0092] Preferably, several, in particular two, spacers 34a are arranged on each inner side of the base housing 31. However, just one spacer 34a can also be arranged on one side, and preferably another spacer 34a on the opposite side of the base housing 31. It is also possible for the spacers 34a to be omitted altogether and for the ink storage body(s) 34 to be held, for example, only by the cover 33 or the projections 33a arranged thereon. The inventive design of the stamp 3 achieves simple assembly and simple initial filling and / or refilling with ink 40.

[0093] The stamp 3 is thus designed for filling from the rear or top, with the projections 35 being formed in the imprint area of ​​the stamp 3, i.e. in the area of ​​the opening 32. The stamp plate 29 can thus be inserted from the rear or top via the opening 36 into the interior 37 of the stamp 3 and comes to rest against the projections 35. The ink storage body(s) 34 can be inserted thereon, the ink 40 can be filled, and the lid 33 can be put on. The distance 42 provides a cavity 34b for filling with ink 40. Thus, on the one hand, the lid

[0094] 33 can be placed immediately or at least more quickly and, on the other hand, the ink storage body(s) 34 and the stamp plate 29 are supplied with ink 40 in a shorter time. The projection 33a or the projections 33a, in turn, allows a better hold and pressure to be exerted on the ink storage body 34 and / or the stamp plate 29. Thus, the stamp plate 29 is held in its position and cannot escape into the interior of the base housing 31 during the stamping process. Furthermore, the contact pressure of the cover 33 on the ink storage body(s) 34 can be controlled or defined, e.g., by adjusting the height of the ink storage body(s) for a firmer contact pressure.

[0095] 34 can be raised and / or the projections 34a can be lengthened or vice versa if a reduction in the contact pressure is desired. In principle, it is also possible to arrange no projections 33a on the cover 33 and to design the ink storage body(s) 34 accordingly higher. In this way, a hold or pressure between the cover 33 and the ink storage body 34 can be achieved even without projections 33a. Optionally, an intermediate element could also be arranged between the ink storage body 34 and the cover 33. Preferably, however, as shown in Fig. 18, projections 33a are arranged on the cover and a hollow space is also present above the ink storage body(s) 34, which can be filled with ink 40.

[0096] It is now therefore for the first time possible to fill a stamp 3, in particular a flash stamp 3, from the back or top in a very simple way by inserting the stamp plate 29 and then one or more ink storage bodies 34 into the interior 37 of the stamp 3 via an opening 36, then filling in ink 40 and closing the stamp 3 with the lid 33. Production is therefore particularly simple and cost-effective on the one hand, and on the other hand involves little or no waiting time for the ink storage body(s) 34 to be saturated. The remaining ink 40 in the cavity 34b or gap 42 can still be drawn into the ink storage body(s) 34 long after the stamp 3 has been closed. The number of ink storage bodies 34 can also be adjusted to suit the number of impressions of the stamp 3. Furthermore, the cavity 34b orDistance 42 can also be used to fill more ink 40 into the stamp 3 than the ink storage body(s) 34 can hold, so that more stamping operations can be achieved. The distance 42 or the dimensions of the cavity 34b or the spacers 34a can also be adjusted to the amount of ink 40 that can or should be held by the ink storage body(s) 34. Furthermore, particularly in terms of thickness, standard ink storage bodies 34 can preferably be used, so that they only need to be cut and arranged one above the other in the required number.

[0097] Fig. 19 shows a variant embodiment of the pixel image 6 with associated stamps 3. By way of example, a unit 6 with two stamps 3 or 3a, 3b in a closure cap 2 is shown, which is connected to a further closure cap 2 with a stamp 3 or 3c. However, all three or more stamps 3 can equally well be arranged in one unit 6, or in individual closure caps 2. Preferably, a sales unit 1 and / or a unit 6 comprises at least two stamps 3, and at least two stamps 3 are arranged in a common closure cap 2, or in several closure caps 2 that can be connected via a connecting element 9 and / or plug-in element 12. The distance 23 within a unit 6 and between plug-in closure caps 2 is preferably the same or approximately the same, which can achieve better handling.In the same way, however, the distances 23 between two closure caps 2 can also be designed differently from the distances 23 within a unit 6 of closure caps 2, in order, for example, to keep stamps 3 with different color groupings separate from one another and / or to be able to more easily identify the point at which the closure caps 2 are coupled or can be separated.

[0098] As can be seen from the pixel image 4 and on each stamp 3 or 3a, 3b, 3c, Fig. 19 shows a pixel image 6 with several pixels 5, which are labeled with numbers 1 to 3, wherein the stamps 3, 3a, 3b, 3c are labeled with corresponding numbers. Thus, an assignment of the stamps 3, 3a, 3b, 3c to the pixel image 6 or to the pixels 5 is given, and the user, especially children, can recognize from the numbers which stamp 3, 3a, 3b, 3c is intended or intended for stamping or filling which pixel 5. Likewise, the pixel image 6 or the pixels 5 and / or the stamps 3 can be additionally or alternatively labeled in another way.

[0099] Preferably, the upper housing part or the base housing 31 and / or the cover 33 has a marking, in particular a color, color lettering, color dots, hatching, shading, symbol, letter, number or notches or elevations, which is designed to correspond to the marking on the pixel image 6 or to correspond to the pixels 5 to be stamped or filled, or which provides an indication of the associated pixels 5 to be stamped / filled. In the present embodiment in Fig. 19, the duck from Fig. 1 or the pixel image 6, which results in a duck when the pixels 5 are filled, is shown with the numbers 1 to 3 as an assignment to the stamps 3, 3a, 3b, 3c with the same marking 1 to 3. In the same way, as shown in part in Fig. 1, the pixels 5 can be hatched or colored, with colored dots (Fig. 12) or corresponding placeholders 41 (Fig.13) or otherwise marked, and stamps 3, 3a, 3b, 3c also have corresponding markings. The markings on stamp 3 and pixel 5 do not necessarily have to correspond completely. For example, stamp 3 can have a colored dot, color symbol, colored number, etc., and pixel 5 can have hatching of the same or similar color. In this case, the color would indicate the association between stamp 3 and pixel 5. Furthermore, it is of course also possible that the markings on stamp 3 do not correspond to the markings on the associated pixel 5 or the one intended for stamping, but that a code or correspondence table is attached to the pixel image, from which it can be read which stamp 3, 3a, 3b, 3c is intended to fill which pixel 5. In this way, children's comprehension can be positively influenced and attention can be increased. As further shown in Fig.As can be seen in Fig. 19, pixels 5 can also be pre-printed, such as the pixel for the duck's eye here. Likewise, the background, represented in Fig. 19 by pixels 5 marked with the number "3," could also be pre-printed, so that pixel image 6 would be completed with pixels 5 by stamping. In this way, it is possible to reduce the number of pixels 5 of pixel images 6 to be stamped and to match them to the maximum stamp imprints of stamps 3, 3a, 3b, 3c. Preferably, parts of the stamp 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, in particular the base housing 31 and / or the cover 33, are also colored and correspond to the color 40 filled or to be filled in the stamp 3, 3a, 3b, 3c or the color 40 in the color storage body(s) 34, or these parts are provided with an indication of the color 40 filled or to be filled.

[0100] A use of stamps 3 for completing a 5 pre-printed pixel image 4, which is printed from individual pixels 5 or placeholders 41 for pixels 5 onto cardboard or paper, wherein preferably the individual pixels 5 of the pixel image 4 are printed with a hatching, shading, color, symbol, number or letter, wherein several, in particular at least two, stamps 3, in particular of the same design, are designed to form a full-surface color imprint with an imprint size of an imprint area 28 that corresponds to the size of the pixel 5 or the placeholder 41 for the pixel 5 of the pixel image 4, wherein an ink storage body 34 arranged in the stamp 3 is filled with different ink or stamp ink in at least two of the stamps 3, and a housing orIt is not known from the prior art to provide the base housing 31 of the stamp 3 with a hatching, shading, color, symbol, number or letter corresponding to the pixel 5 of the pixel image 4.

[0101] Likewise, the completion of a pre-printed pixel image 4 is not known at all, in which a pixel image 4 consisting of individual pixels 5 is printed on cardboard or paper, and at least one stamp 3 is arranged or attached, wherein one or more of the pixels 5 or a placeholder 41 for at least one of the pixels 5 of the pixel image 4 and an imprint surface 28 of a stamp plate 29 of the stamp 3 are designed to correspond to one another in shape and size, so that a user is able to complete the pixel image 4 by stamping with the stamp 3.

[0102] For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that differently designed closure caps 2 can generally also be used, with one closure cap 2 having the connecting element 9 and the other closure cap 2 having the plug-in element 12, so that the two closure caps 2 can be plugged together at least once. For this purpose, it has proven advantageous if such a one-time coupling with closure caps 2 is carried out for several stamps 3, in particular for three stamps 3, since then sufficiently different colors are available to form pixel images 4.

[0103] A method for completing a pre-printed pixel image 4 is also possible, in which a pixel image 4 consisting of individual pixels 5 is printed onto cardboard or paper, wherein several, in particular three, stamps 3 with a closure cap 2 are added to the pixel image 4 and a stamping process is carried out with a stamp 3, wherein the stamps 3 have an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint which corresponds to the size of a pixel 5 or a placeholder 41 for a pixel 5 of the pixel image 4, as can be seen from the previously described Figures 1 to 19.

[0104] The use of a stamp system is also comprehensive

[0105] - at least one stamp 3 with an associated closure cap 2;

[0106] - at least one pixel image 4 pre-printed for completion, wherein the pixel image 4 is printed from individual pixels 4 on cardboard or paper;

[0107] - the stamp 3 has an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint, which corresponds to the size of a pixel 5 or a placeholder 41 for a pixel 5 of the pixel image 4, and that

[0108] - the closure cap 2 has a connecting element 9 on an outer surface 7 of a side wall 8 and a plug-in element 12 corresponding to the connecting element 9 on the opposite further outer surface 10 of the side wall 11 for connecting or plugging together two closure caps 2, as can be seen from the previously described figures 1 to 19.

[0109] For the sake of clarity, it should finally be pointed out that in order to better understand the structure of the closure cap 2, the stamp 3 of the sales unit 1, the method, the stamp system and their components or their parts, some of the images are shown not to scale and / or enlarged and / or reduced.

Claims

Patent claims:

1. Closure cap (2) for a stamp (3), in particular a pre-inked / flash stamp (3), comprising at least one plate-shaped cover cap / base plate (30) with projecting side walls (8, 11, 24) and preferably at least one internal receiving area (22) for a lower part of the stamp (3), characterized in that a connecting element (9) is arranged on an outer surface (7) of the side wall (8) and a plug-in element (12) corresponding to the connecting element (9) for connecting or plugging together two closure caps (2) is arranged on the opposite further outer surface (10) of the side wall (11).

2. Closure cap (2) for a stamp (3), in particular a pre-inked / flash stamp (3), comprising at least one plate-shaped cover cap / base plate (30) with projecting side walls (8, 11, 24) and preferably at least one internal receiving area (22) for a lower part of the stamp (3), characterized in that the closure cap (2) is designed to receive at least two, preferably three, independently removable stamps (3), in particular small, differently colored stamps (3), wherein a plurality of receiving areas (22) are arranged for the stamps (3) to be inserted.

3. Closure cap (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a defined, preferably constant distance (23) is present between two receiving areas (22) which are formed in a closure cap (2) formed for two or more stamps (3) or from two closure caps (2) plugged together.

4. Closure cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the connecting element (9) is formed by two L-shaped, spaced-apart side parts (13a, 13b), wherein preferably the side parts (13a, 13b) are closed on the underside with an end plate (15).

5. Closure cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the plug-in element (12) is formed by a T-shaped central part (17) which fits or can be inserted between the two L-shaped side parts (13a, 13b) of the connecting element (9), wherein a closing limiting plate (19) is preferably arranged on the upper side (18) of the central part (17) and at a lateral distance from the central part (17).

6. Closure cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least on the inside of one of the side walls (8, 11, 24), in particular in the receiving area (22), a locking element (25), in particular a locking projection or a locking indentation, is arranged for the stamp (3) to be inserted, which preferably has a corresponding locking element (26).

7. Closure cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (8, 11, 24) of the closure cap (2) for forming the receiving area (22) and / or the stamp (3) itself are square, round or in another shape.

8. Closure cap (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for filling or refilling the ink, the stamp (3) is held and can be set up in the closure cap (2) and an upper cover part / lid (33) of the stamp (3) is removed or can be removed, so that the stamp (3) can be filled or refilled with ink from the back, i.e. the opposite side of the stamp plate (29).

9. Stamp (3), in particular pre-inked / flash stamp (3), preferably with a closure cap (2), wherein the stamp (3) is formed from a base housing (31) with two preferably opposite openings (32, 36), a stamp plate (29), at least one ink-impregnated ink storage body (34) and a cover (33), characterized in that the stamp plate (29) is inserted from the rear, i.e. from a rear side via the upper opening (36), into an interior space (37) of the base housing (31), and the stamp plate (29) on the one hand rests against projections (35) in the interior space of the base housing (31) and on the other hand the stamp plate (29) projects outwards through the opening (32) of the base housing (31).

10. Stamp (3) according to claim 9, characterized in that a plurality of locking elements (25, 26) for locking the stamp (3) with the closure cap (2) are arranged on the base housing (31) of the stamp (3) and in one or more receiving areas (22) of the closure cap (2).

11. Stamp (3) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that a connecting element (9) is arranged on one outer side of the closure cap (2) and a plug-in element (12) is arranged on the opposite outer side for connecting or plugging together two closure caps (2).

12. Stamp (3) according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the stamp plate (29) has an imprint surface (28) in the form of a pixel (5) for a pixel image (4) to be printed or for a pixel template and that preferably the upper housing part, in particular a part of the basic housing (31), the stamp (3) or the cover (33) is provided or designed with a color, symbols or numbers etc. that approximately corresponds to the color of the imprint or has color lettering, color dots or numbers as an indication of the color of the stamp (3) or the imprint surface (28).

13. Sales unit (1) with at least one pixel image (4), wherein the pixel image (4) is pre-printed on a cardboard / carton or paper (4a) with individual pixels (5), characterized in that several, in particular three, stamps (3) are enclosed, wherein the stamps (3) have an imprint size which corresponds to the size of a pixel (5) or a placeholder (41) on a pixel (5) of the pixel image (4).

14. Sales unit according to claim 13, characterized in that at least three stamps (3) are arranged, in particular positioned, in a common closure cap (2), wherein the stamps (3) contain different inks or stamp colors and have on the housing or base housing (31) visible, different hatchings, shading, colors, symbols, numbers or letters, which are designed in particular corresponding to the pixel image.

15. Sales unit (1) according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the closure cap (2) has on an outer surface (7) of a side wall (8) a Connecting element (9) and on the opposite further outer surface (10) of a side wall (11) a plug-in element (12) corresponding to the connecting element (9) for connecting or plugging together two closure caps (2).

16. Sales unit (1) according to one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that additional stamps (3) with different colors can be purchased, wherein their closure cap (2) can be connected to the original closure cap (2) via the connecting element (9) and / or plug-in element (12).

17. Method for completing a pre-printed pixel image (4), in which a pixel image (4) consisting of individual pixels (5) is printed onto cardboard or paper, characterized in that several, in particular three, stamps (3) with a closure cap (2) are added to the pixel image (4) and a stamping process is carried out with a stamp (3), wherein the stamps (3) have an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint which corresponds to the size of a pixel (5) or a placeholder (41) for a pixel (5) of the pixel image (4).

18. Method according to claim 17, characterized in that a closure cap (2) according to one of claims 1 to 8 and / or a stamp (3) according to one of claims 9 to 12 is used and / or the method is used in a sales unit according to one of claims 13 to 16 and / or a stamp system according to one of claims 19 and 20.

19. Stamp system, comprehensive - at least one stamp (3) with an associated closure cap (2); - at least one pixel image (4) pre-printed for completion, wherein the pixel image (4) is printed from individual pixels (4) on cardboard or paper; - the stamp (3) has an imprint size for forming a full-surface color imprint, which corresponds to the size of a pixel (5) or a placeholder (41) for a pixel (5) of the pixel image (4), and that - the closure cap (2) has a connecting element (9) on an outer surface (7) of a side wall (8) and a connecting element (9) corresponding to the connecting element (9) on the opposite further outer surface (10) of the side wall (11) Plug-in element (12) for connecting or plugging together two closure caps (2).

20. Stamp system according to claim 19, characterized in that a closure cap (2) according to one of claims 1 to 8 and / or a stamp (3) is designed according to one of claims 9 to 12 and / or is applicable in a sales unit according to one of claims 13 to 16 and / or in a method according to claim 17 or 18.

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