STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES

Description

B41K covers hand-operated and mechanized devices for applying impressions, marks, or numbering sequences onto surfaces through stamping, embossing, or impact-based techniques. This includes rubber stamps, numbering machines, date stamps, marking dies, and related apparatus designed for manual or semi-automatic operation. The classification encompasses both the stamping devices themselves and the machinery that applies them, excluding printing presses and typewriter mechanisms covered by adjacent classes. Typical applications include document numbering, postal marking, industrial batch coding, and general-purpose impression marking on paper, cardboard, or other substrates.