JP2001249755A - Keyboard cover and gloves for touch key typing training to be used with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a keyboard cover with which the touch key typing of a keyboard can be quickly learned and gloves for touch key typing training to be used with the keyboard cover. SOLUTION: Each key group of a keyboard cover is color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for touch key typing. Gloves 10 for touch key typing training is color-coded for each finger of both hands corresponding to the color-coding of the keys of the keyboard cover so that the finger to be used can be recognized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a keyboard cover suitable for learning the blind touch of a keyboard such as a personal computer or a word processor, and a blind touch practice glove used in combination with the keyboard cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Keyboards such as personal computers and word processors, when used for a long time, may become dirty, spill coffee or the like, or dust or other foreign matter may enter through gaps, resulting in poor contact of keys. Therefore, in order to protect the keyboard, a keyboard cover made of a transparent soft resin has conventionally been marketed. There is also known a keyboard cover in which characters or symbols are printed on the surface to facilitate identification of each key. 7-1303
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0, a keyboard cover has been proposed in which each key of the Japanese syllabary is colored to make it easier to find a key. However, these were not particularly conscious of the blind touch of the keyboard.

[0003] On the other hand, there is an increasing number of people who want to learn blind touch with the spread of personal computers and word processors. It was necessary to disperse, and it was not possible to master in a short period of practice unless practiced very carefully.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and provides a keyboard cover devised so that blind touch of a keyboard of a personal computer, a word processor or the like can be learned in a short time, and a keyboard cover combined with the keyboard cover. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a blind touch practice glove to be used.

[0005]

A keyboard cover according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problem, is characterized in that keys are color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for blind touch. . Further, the blind touch practice glove of the present invention is characterized in that each finger of both hands is color-coded in correspondence with the color of the key of the keyboard cover, and a finger-cut that can expose a fingertip portion. It is preferable to use gloves and color-code the base of each finger.

The keyboard cover of the present invention and the blind touch practice gloves used in combination with the keyboard cover can easily recognize the correspondence between the key to be used for the blind touch and each finger by the color, so that the finger to be used can be selectively used. You won't get lost and you can concentrate on your key arrangement and practice. Therefore, it is possible to learn the blind touch of the keyboard in a relatively short time.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a keyboard cover according to the present invention. Here, a keyboard cover for a JIS arrangement having numeric keys is shown. In the case of the JIS layout, the hiragana and alphabet key layouts are the same, but the conversion key, non-conversion key, tab key, etc. differ depending on the manufacturer and model, so it goes without saying that the shape of the keyboard cover should be changed accordingly. .

In this embodiment, the keyboard cover is transparent or translucent, and 1, Q,
A first key including alphabet keys such as A and Z and control keys such as shift and ctrl at the left end of the keyboard.
The key group 1 is colored yellow. The portion of the second key group 2 including alphabet keys such as 2, W, S, X and keys such as F1 and alt to be touched with the left ring finger is colored green.

Similarly, F2 to be touched by the middle finger of the left hand
In the part of the third key group 3 including keys such as 3, E, D, and C,
F which should be touched with the index finger of the left hand
The portions of the fourth key group 4, such as 3, F4, 4, 5, R, T, F, G, V, and B, are colored blue.

[0010] Similarly, the red part of the fifth key group 5, such as F5, F6, 6, 7, Y, U, H, J, N, M, etc., to be touched by the index finger of the right hand, and the middle finger of the right hand F7, F8, 8, I, K,. , Etc., the portion of the sixth key group 6 is pink, and F9, F1 to be touched with the ring finger of the right hand
0, 9, O, L,. Orange color on the seventh key group 7 such as
The eighth key group 8 at the right end of the keyboard to be touched by the right little finger is colored purple. As a result, in the keyboard cover of the present invention, keys are color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for blind touch. In addition,
Since the thumb is used for a conversion key, a blank key, a non-conversion key, and the like, it is not necessary to color-code the thumb, but it may be black, for example.

The keyboard cover of the present invention thus configured can be used for protecting the keyboard in the same manner as a normal keyboard cover. Of course, the keys are color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for blind touch. Because of this, it is convenient to practice blind touch alone. However, when combined with the blind touch practice gloves 10 described below, more excellent effects can be exhibited.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of a blind touch practice glove 10 according to the present invention. In this figure, a finger-cut glove made of wool capable of exposing a fingertip portion is shown. This wool finger-cut glove is excellent in flexibility and can be directly pressed with a fingertip, so it is suitable for practice. However, a glove completely covering the fingertip may be used.

As shown in the drawing, the blind touch practice glove 10 is obtained by color-coding the base of each finger, and is the same color as the above-described first to eighth key groups of the keyboard cover of the present invention. Are color-coded. That is, in this embodiment, in order from the little finger of the left hand, yellow, green, light blue, blue, in order from the index finger of the right hand, red, pink,
It has become orange and purple. As for the color coding of the gloves, it is preferable to knit each finger with wool of a different color in the case of wool gloves. However, coloring may be used depending on the material of the glove.

As shown in FIG. 3, the trainee wears the blind touch practice gloves 10 on both hands and strikes a key with a finger of the same color as the key on the keyboard cover to practice the blind touch. Because the correspondence between the finger to be used and each key group is clear by color coding, it is easy for the trainee to concentrate on only the key position and master the blind touch in a shorter time than the conventional practice method Becomes possible. In addition, it is easy for children to understand the correspondence, and they can practice while having fun while they are small. Furthermore, since the gloves are used, the hands are warm, and the fingertips do not freeze even when used in a practice room where heating is not effective in winter.

The above-mentioned colors are only examples, and any color may be selected as long as the correspondence with the keyboard cover is maintained. Since it is rare that the right hand and the left hand are mistaken except for the forefinger, the same color may be used for the left and right gloves except for the forefinger. Furthermore, since the thumb is used differently from other fingers, it is not necessary to color-code the thumb.

[0016]

As described above, the keyboard cover of the present invention is color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for blind touch, so that it is convenient to practice blind touch alone. Further, when the keyboard cover of the present invention and the glove for blind touch practice of the present invention are used in combination, a more excellent practice effect can be exhibited. In addition, such keyboard covers and gloves can be manufactured at low cost without requiring any special manufacturing technology, so that there is an advantage that the economical burden is small even when employed in schools and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a keyboard cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a blind touch practice glove according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 First Key County Colored in Yellow 2 Second Key County Colored in Green 3 Third Key County Colored in Light Blue 4 Fourth Key County Colored in Blue 5 Fifth Key County Colored in Red 6 The 6th key county colored in pink 7 The 7th key county colored in orange 8 The 8th key county colored in purple 10 Blind touch practice gloves

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A keyboard cover in which keys are color-coded for each finger of both hands to be used for blind touch. 2. A glove for blind touch practice, wherein each finger of both hands is colored according to the color of the key of the keyboard cover according to claim 1. 3. The glove for blind touch practice according to claim 2, wherein the glove is a finger-cut glove capable of exposing a fingertip portion, and a base portion of each finger is color-coded.