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Finger pen
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-01-29
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Granted: 1994-05-24
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Expires: 2013-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A finger pen is provided which may be removably attached to a finger such that the pen is held in a prone position by which is meant that the pen is held in place with the palm of the hand turned downward facing the surface which is to be written upon.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Andersson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:13
CPC Classifications
B; B43; B43K; B43K23/00; B43K23/012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A finger pen comprising a sleeve removably attachable to a finger and a pen tip protruding from the sleeve at an angle and in communication with a container for supplying paste, ink or the like to the pen tip, the sleeve being resilient and adapted to be positioned upon a user's finger so that in use in a protonated orientation the pen tip will extend from said sleeve such as to project from the vicinity of a sensible center of feeling of the finger and at an angle from the sleeve corresponding to an angle of a rod-shaped pen held in a normal semi-supine manner, and the pen tip will extend from the sleeve at such a length that the pen tip will be visible to the user during use, and the sleeve being discontinuous, a split separating a lower pen tip supporting portion of said sleeve from a finger grasping portion of said sleeve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A finger pen comprising a sleeve removably attachable to a finger and a pen tip protruding from the sleeve at an angle and in communication with a container for supplying paste, ink or the like to the pen tip, the sleeve being resilient and adapted to be positioned upon a user's finger so that in use in a protonated orientation the pen tip will extend from said sleeve such as to project from the vicinity of a sensible center of feeling of the finger and at an angle from the sleeve corresponding to an angle of a rod-shaped pen held in a normal semi-supine manner, and the pen tip will extend from the sleeve at such a length that the pen tip will be visible to the user during use, and the sleeve being discontinuous, a split separating a lower pen tip supporting portion of said sleeve from a finger grasping portion of said sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
150 words
A finger pen comprising a pen tip extending from a split sleeve, said split sleeve comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side and an opposite second side, said pen tip extending from said bottom portion at an angle, said first side, said top portion and said opposite second side extending from one side of said bottom portion towards an opposite side of said bottom portion to form resilient means for adjustable positioning said finger pen on a finger so that when said pen is in use in a pronated orientation said pen tip will extend from said bottom portion such as to (a) project from the vicinity of a sensible center of feeling of a finger, (b) be visible to said user, and (c) extend at an angle relative to said split sleeve corresponding to an angle of a rod-shaped pen held in a normal semi-supine manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
A finger pen comprising a pen tip extending from a split sleeve, said split sleeve comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side and an opposite second side, said pen tip extending from said bottom portion at an angle, said first side, said top portion and said opposite second side extending from one side of said bottom portion towards an opposite side of said bottom portion to form resilient means for adjustable positioning said finger pen on a finger so that when said pen is in use in a pronated orientation said pen tip will extend from said bottom portion such as to (a) project from the vicinity of a sensible center of feeling of a finger, (b) be visible to said user, and (c) extend at an angle relative to said split sleeve corresponding to an angle of a rod-shaped pen held in a normal semi-supine manner.
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