EP0464125A1 - Writing and drawing arrangement. - Google Patents

Writing and drawing arrangement.

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EP0464125A1
EP0464125A1 EP90905711A EP90905711A EP0464125A1 EP 0464125 A1 EP0464125 A1 EP 0464125A1 EP 90905711 A EP90905711 A EP 90905711A EP 90905711 A EP90905711 A EP 90905711A EP 0464125 A1 EP0464125 A1 EP 0464125A1
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pen
finger
writing
user
arrangement according
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Jan Andersson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K23/00—Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points
    • B43K23/012—Holders for attachment to finger tips

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an arrangement in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • the rod shape was the same with the predecessors of modern pens such as brushes, gas pens, steel pens etc.
  • the object of the invention is to solve the above problem in such a way that using modern technology and materials we have an alternative to the traditional design of pens, suitable for holding the pen in a manner subjecting the user to less stringent fine-motor demands, i. e. a manner of holding the pen which can be achieved at an earlier stage of our fine-motor development.
  • the invention referred to below as a finger pen, presupposes holding the pen by a prone grip, which a human being with normal fine-motor development can achieve already at the age of 2-3 years. Hence the invention favours
  • a secondary advantage of the finger pen consists in the fact that one obtains a much better view of one's writing, which is especially true in the case of left-handed people.
  • Prone holding of the finger pen works best if its pen tip projects from or in the vicinity of the sensible centre of feeling of the writing/drawing finger and faces away from the latter, at such an angle that the pen tip is visible to the eye of the user, down to the surface at which the stroke of the finger pen is to be produced.
  • Figs. 1 and 8 are illustrations of three different writing/drawing arrangements, referred to below as finger pens, in which the pen is held in prone manner, 1, with Figs. 2, 3 and 6 showing a finger pen of open type, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 a finger pen of closed type, Figs. 9 and 10 a finger pen of contoured shape, and Fig. 11 a guard for the pen tip.
  • Figs. 1 and 8 are illustrations of three different writing/drawing arrangements, referred to below as finger pens, in which the pen is held in prone manner, 1, with Figs. 2, 3 and 6 showing a finger pen of open type, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 a finger pen of closed type, Figs. 9 and 10 a finger pen of contoured shape, and Fig. 11 a guard for the pen tip.
  • Figs. 1 and 8 are illustrations of three different writing/drawing arrangements, referred to below as finger pens, in which the pen is held in prone manner, 1, with Figs.
  • pen tip 5 towards the user' s finger 6 emanates from or in the vicinity of the sensible centre of feeling 7 of finger 6 and is angled roughly as shown in the attached drawings, i. e. it is angled in a way which by and large corresponds with the normal pen angle when using a traditional pen holding the pen in a semi-supine manner.
  • a guard 9 is placed over tip 5 of the pen.
  • finger pens 2, 3 and 4 comprise a container 10 with paste, ink etc., directly connected with tip 5 of the pen, its size being maximised irrespective of whether finger pens 2, 3 and 4 are designed with or without
  • FIG. 7 show a finger pen 2 of open type 12 and a finger pen 3 of closed type, so designed that inner surface 13 abuts, in ergonomically correct manner, the user's finger 6 and is retained there by means of the pressure and friction between inner surface 13 and the user's finger 6 brought about by the characteristics of the material and the design of finger pen 2 and 3, the closed finger pen 3 being possibly complemented with a clip, buckle etc. 14.
  • Finger pen 2 and 3 can be complemented with a support grip 11 (page 8) and can in that case be so designed as to be retained in the manner described above, or with the aid of support grip 11, whereby the above method of retention can be dispensed with.
  • Figures 8, 9 and 10 show a finger pen 4 of contoured shape, in which contact face 15 is made to fit the lower part of the user's finger 6.
  • the extension of contact surface 15 constitutes a support grip 11 resting against the user's finger 6, by means of which the user retains finger pen 4.

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  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
  • Pens And Brushes (AREA)
  • Inks, Pencil-Leads, Or Crayons (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour l'écriture et le dessin, appelé stylo digital (2, 3, 4). Malgré les exigences inutilement rigoureuses qu'elle impose à l'utilisateur, nous avons respecté la tradition voulant que les crayons et stylos soient tubulaires. D'après une étude de l'évolution de la fonction motrice fine chez l'enfant, on sait qu'il ne peut normalement arriver à tenir stylo ou crayon avec la main en position semi-couchée avant l'âge de 6 ou 7 ans. Cette invention résout ce problème grâce à un stylo digital (2, 3, 4) qu'il est possible de tenir avec la paume vers le bas dès l'âge de 2 ou 3 ans, ce qui le rend en général facilement utilisable au regard de la fonction motrice fine. La pointe (5) du stylo est en saillie par rapport au centre sensible du toucher (7) du doigt qui écrit ou dessine (6) et se trouve placée à un angle tel que son point de contact avec la surface sur laquelle on écrit ou dessine reste visible par l'utilisateur. Différents modèles de stylo digital (2, 3, 4) sont possibles, par exemple de type ouvert (2), fermé (3), ou à forme profilée (4). Cette invention s'applique essentiellement à l'acte d'écrire/ de dessiner lorsque le stylo est tenu avec la main en position couchée.The present invention relates to a device for writing and drawing, called a digital pen (2, 3, 4). Despite the unnecessarily stringent demands it places on the user, we have upheld the tradition of pencils and pens being tubular. According to a study of the development of fine motor function in children, we know that they cannot normally manage to hold a pen or pencil with their hand in a semi-recumbent position before the age of 6 or 7 years. . This invention solves this problem thanks to a digital pen (2, 3, 4) which it is possible to hold with the palm downwards from the age of 2 or 3 years, which generally makes it easily usable by sight. fine motor function. The tip (5) of the pen projects from the sensitive touch center (7) of the writing or drawing finger (6) and is placed at an angle such that its point of contact with the surface on which one writes or draws remains visible to the user. Different models of digital pen (2, 3, 4) are possible, for example of the open (2), closed (3) or streamlined (4) type. This invention essentially applies to the act of writing/drawing when the pen is held with the hand in a lying position.

Description

WRITING AND DRAWING ARRANGEMENT
The invention relates to an arrangement in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
Definitions of the concepts relating to positions of the hand etc. as used below:
- supine position of the hand - palm of the hand turned upwards
- semi-supine position of the hand - palm of the hand turned to the side
- prone position of the hand - palm of the hand turned downward
- sensible centre of feeling - the point on the
writing/drawing finger which, when gripping very small objects against the thumb, balances the object in a
controlled position.
It is well known that writing and drawing arrangements, referred to below as pens, have traditionally been
designed as rods containing graphite, ink, paste and similar substances, whereby the tip produces the stroke of the pen when the latter is applied to a surface.
The rod shape was the same with the predecessors of modern pens such as brushes, gas pens, steel pens etc.
When rod-shaped pens started to be manufactured, the industry had, at that time, insufficient possibilities, both technologically and in terms of material, of using other types of pen. However, there is no doubt, that today's state of the art enables a new approach aiming at a more efficient design.
We have unfortunately clung to the traditional notion that pens must be rod-shaped, in spite of the fact that this makes unnecessarily stringent demands on the fine-motor function of the user. We understand the problem most readily by studying the fine-motor development of a child, which proves it to be so complicated to hold a traditional pen that the brain of a child is, as regards the fine- motor function, normally not sufficiently developed for so-called semi-supine holding of the pen or pencil until it is 6-7 years of age.
The object of the invention is to solve the above problem in such a way that using modern technology and materials we have an alternative to the traditional design of pens, suitable for holding the pen in a manner subjecting the user to less stringent fine-motor demands, i. e. a manner of holding the pen which can be achieved at an earlier stage of our fine-motor development. The invention, referred to below as a finger pen, presupposes holding the pen by a prone grip, which a human being with normal fine-motor development can achieve already at the age of 2-3 years. Hence the invention favours
- generally simplified holding of the pen
- the possibility of children handling a pen in a
functionally correct manner at an earlier age
- easier learning of writing and drawing by schoolchildren
- a greater possibility for adults with inadequate fine- motor function to control their pens. A secondary advantage of the finger pen consists in the fact that one obtains a much better view of one's writing, which is especially true in the case of left-handed people.
Prone holding of the finger pen works best if its pen tip projects from or in the vicinity of the sensible centre of feeling of the writing/drawing finger and faces away from the latter, at such an angle that the pen tip is visible to the eye of the user, down to the surface at which the stroke of the finger pen is to be produced.
Moreover, the solution constituted by the finger pen is apparent from the characterising part of claim 1. An embodiment of the invention is shown in the attached drawings, where Figs. 1 and 8 are illustrations of three different writing/drawing arrangements, referred to below as finger pens, in which the pen is held in prone manner, 1, with Figs. 2, 3 and 6 showing a finger pen of open type, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 a finger pen of closed type, Figs. 9 and 10 a finger pen of contoured shape, and Fig. 11 a guard for the pen tip. In general the following applies to the different finger pens 2, 3 and 4 of the embodiment:
The extension of pen tip 5 towards the user' s finger 6 emanates from or in the vicinity of the sensible centre of feeling 7 of finger 6 and is angled roughly as shown in the attached drawings, i. e. it is angled in a way which by and large corresponds with the normal pen angle when using a traditional pen holding the pen in a semi-supine manner. As a result, the point at which tip 5 of the writing implement contacts the writing/drawing surface 8 will be visible to the user. If finger pens 2, 3 and 4 are not in use, a guard 9 is placed over tip 5 of the pen. The
different finger pens 2, 3 and 4 comprise a container 10 with paste, ink etc., directly connected with tip 5 of the pen, its size being maximised irrespective of whether finger pens 2, 3 and 4 are designed with or without
support grip 11.
Specifically the following applies to the different finger pens 2, 3 and 4 of the embodiment:
The Figures on page 7 show a finger pen 2 of open type 12 and a finger pen 3 of closed type, so designed that inner surface 13 abuts, in ergonomically correct manner, the user's finger 6 and is retained there by means of the pressure and friction between inner surface 13 and the user's finger 6 brought about by the characteristics of the material and the design of finger pen 2 and 3, the closed finger pen 3 being possibly complemented with a clip, buckle etc. 14. Finger pen 2 and 3 can be complemented with a support grip 11 (page 8) and can in that case be so designed as to be retained in the manner described above, or with the aid of support grip 11, whereby the above method of retention can be dispensed with.
Figures 8, 9 and 10 show a finger pen 4 of contoured shape, in which contact face 15 is made to fit the lower part of the user's finger 6. The extension of contact surface 15 constitutes a support grip 11 resting against the user's finger 6, by means of which the user retains finger pen 4.

Claims

1. Writing and drawing arrangement with a design suitable for the purpose, comprising a liquid container (10) communicating with a pen nib (5), which produces the arrangement's strokes on a writing/drawing surface (8), c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t the writing and drawing arrangement, referred to as finger pen (2,3,4), is so constructed as to be suitable for holding the pen by a prone grip (1) and so designed as to abut in an
ergonomically correct manner the user' s writing/drawing finger (6), and fits, with the aid of pressure and
friction, between its inside (13) and the writing/drawing finger (6) or the user's hold on support grip (11) so firmly as to enable writing/drawing with such ink, paste or similar substance as is applied, via liquid container (10) of finger pen (2,3,4), by pen nib (5) to a writing/drawing surface (8), and in that its design is such that the extension of pen nib (5) towards the user's finger (6) projects from the underside of finger (6), and in that the point at which pen nib (5) contacts the writing/drawing surface (8) will be visible to the user.
2. Arrangement according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t it is so designed as to accommodate a liquid container (10) for ink, paste etc , which
communicates directly with pen nib (5) through which ink, paste etc. flows when pen nib (5) is applied to a writing/ drawing surface (8).
3. Arrangement according to any of the above claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t pen nib (5) is protected from touch by means of a guard (9), when finger pen (2, 3, 4) is not in use.
4. Arrangement according to any of the above claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t finger pen (2) is constructed as an open shape (12) in which the design of finger pen (2) and the characteristics of the material as regards hardness, elasticity, deformation capacity etc.
bring about pressure and friction suitable for the purpose, between finger pen (2) and the user's finger (6).
5. Arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t finger pen (3) is constructed as a closed shape in which the design of finger pen (3) and the characteristics of the material as regards hardness, elasticity, deformation capacity etc., possibly complemented with a clip, buckle or similar device (14), bring about a pressure and friction suitable for the purpose between finger pen (3) and the user's finger (6).
6. Arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t finger pen (2, 3) is complemented with a support grip (11) by means of which the user can retain finger pen (2,3), whereby the latter can be constructed so that pressure is or is not applied between the inside (13; and the user' s finger (6).
7. Arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, c h a r a c t e r i s e d i n t h a t finger pen (4) is constructed with a contoured shape, contact surface (15) being adapted to the shape of the lower part of the user's finger (6), whereby contact surface (15) continues so as to form a support grip (11) resting against writing/drawing finger (6), by means of which the user retains finger pen (4).
EP90905711A 1989-03-22 1990-03-16 Writing and drawing arrangement Expired - Lifetime EP0464125B1 (en)

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SE8901012 1989-03-22
SE8901012A SE462791B (en) 1989-03-22 1989-03-22 WRITING AND DRAWING DEVICE
PCT/SE1990/000170 WO1990011195A1 (en) 1989-03-22 1990-03-16 Writing and drawing arrangement

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