EP0464125B1 - Writing and drawing arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0464125B1
EP0464125B1 EP90905711A EP90905711A EP0464125B1 EP 0464125 B1 EP0464125 B1 EP 0464125B1 EP 90905711 A EP90905711 A EP 90905711A EP 90905711 A EP90905711 A EP 90905711A EP 0464125 B1 EP0464125 B1 EP 0464125B1
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finger
pen
writing
sleeve
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a finger pen which is removably attachable to a finger.
  • writing and drawing pens have traditionally been designed as rod-like structures which contain graphite, ink, paste and similar substances and have tips which produce a stroke or line or the like when the tip is brought into contact with and moved along a paper or similar surface.
  • the rod shape was the same with the predecessors of modern pens such as brushes, gas pens, steel pens, and the like.
  • industry had insufficient means, both technologically and in terms of material, of producing other types of pens. Theres is no doubt that today's state of the art enables a new approach aiming at a more efficient design.
  • finger pens comprising a sleeve to be attached to a finger and a ball pen integral with the sleeve.
  • the pen tip extends from the sleeve such as to project as close as possible from the vicinity of the sensible center of feeling of the finger.
  • the pens are to be fastened on the finger such that the pen part is on the outside of the finger with the tip extending out from the finger outside the nail.
  • the pen tip extends from the sensible centre of the writing finger as it facilitates the use of the pen, it makes it easier for the person to write, especially with the hand in the pronated orientation.
  • the object of the present invention is to solve the above problem in such a way that by using modern technology and materials an alternative to the traditional rod-like design of pens is provided which allows for holding the pen in a manner which subjects the user to less stringent fine-motor demands and in a manner which can be achieved at an earlier stage of fine-motor development.
  • the present invention relates to a finger pen and is based upon the holding of the pen in a prone position by which is meant that the pen is held with the palm of the hand turned downward as opposed to a supine position wherein the palm of the hand is turned upward.
  • a human being with normal fine-motor development can use a pen in this manner at 2 to 3 years of age.
  • the invention provides for a generally simplified holding of a pen, the possibility of children handling a pen in a functionally correct manner at an early age, easier learning of writing and drawing by school children, and a greater possibility for adults with inadequate fine-motor function to control their pens.
  • a secondary advantage of the finger pen of the present invention is that one obtains a much better view of one's writing, which is especially true in the case of a left-handed person. Holding of the finger pen of the present invention in a prone position works best if the pen tip projects from or in the vicinity of the sensible center of the 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.
  • the sensible center of feeling is that point on the writing/drawing finger which, when gripping a very small object against the thumb, balances the object in a controlled position.
  • finger pens 2, 3 and 4 each have a pen tip 5 which extends towards the user's finger 6.
  • the extension of each pen tip 5 emanates from or in the vicinity of the sensible center of feeling 7 of finger 6 and is angled as shown in the attached drawings; that is, it is angled to correspond with the normal pen angle which exists when using a traditional rod-shaped pen being held in a semi-supine manner.
  • a guard may be placed over tip 5 of the pen.
  • the different finger pens 2, 3 and 4 comprise a container 10 which contains paste, ink, etc. and is directly connected with tip 5 of the pen, the size of container 10 being maximized.
  • Finger pen 2 of Figures 2, 3 and 6 is an open-type, the opening being designated 12, and finger pen 3 of Figures 4, 5 and 7 is a closed-type, no such opening being provided.
  • the finger pen 2, 3 is designed such that inner surface 13 abuts, in an ergonomically correct manner, the user's finger 6 and is retained in place 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 may be complemented with a clip, buckle, etc. 14.

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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)
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 (sv) 1989-03-22 1989-03-22 Skriv- och ritanordning
PCT/SE1990/000170 WO1990011195A1 (en) 1989-03-22 1990-03-16 Writing and drawing arrangement

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EP0464125A1 EP0464125A1 (en) 1992-01-08
EP0464125B1 true EP0464125B1 (en) 1995-06-14

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EP (1) EP0464125B1 (sv)
JP (1) JPH04506192A (sv)
AT (1) ATE123716T1 (sv)
AU (1) AU5346190A (sv)
DE (1) DE69020148T2 (sv)
SE (1) SE462791B (sv)
WO (1) WO1990011195A1 (sv)

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WO2022146157A1 (en) * 2021-05-02 2022-07-07 Alostwani Alaa Eddin Omar The smart finger aid for prevention of infectious diseases

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GB1253519A (en) * 1968-03-15 1971-11-17 Victor Pen Company Improvements in or relating to writing instruments
DE2461387A1 (de) * 1974-12-27 1976-07-08 Carmelo D Dr Ing Urso Schreibgeraet
FR2492738A1 (fr) * 1980-10-29 1982-04-30 Lequenne Jules Doigtier pour ecrire, dessiner et peindre

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2022146157A1 (en) * 2021-05-02 2022-07-07 Alostwani Alaa Eddin Omar The smart finger aid for prevention of infectious diseases

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JPH04506192A (ja) 1992-10-29
DE69020148T2 (de) 1996-02-08
SE462791B (sv) 1990-09-03
SE8901012D0 (sv) 1989-03-22
EP0464125A1 (en) 1992-01-08
WO1990011195A1 (en) 1990-10-04
DE69020148D1 (de) 1995-07-20
AU5346190A (en) 1990-10-22
ATE123716T1 (de) 1995-06-15

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