US20020127519A1 - Sketching device for use by a blind person - Google Patents
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Abstract
A sketching device for use by a blind person includes a pen body secured to a metallic encloser, slaughts being provided in the opposite sides of the encloser for holding a bobbin spool secured on an axle for window acrylic or wool thread thereon, a knob being provided at both the ends of the axle for winding the thread in the bobbin spool, device being provided at the writing end of the pen body for cutting the thread, a pilot thread being provided with the bobbin spool for the replacement of the thread when required.
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- This invention relates to a Sketching device for tactile graphics through thread delivery over Hook & Loop fabric surface for use by a blind person. The device is useful to be used as a educational aid by the teachers/blind person.
- The blind children/persons communicates with the world by sensing touch, feel, sound, signals, and smell. There are some tactile graphics aids available in the prior art. One of such aid comprises a plain surface having stencils art out of card board or wood pasted thereon, and which is being touched and sensed by a blind person. Another tactile graphic aid comprises thread stiching on paper by swing needle. Yet another tactile graphics aid comprises a paper having perforated dots therein of the shape which is to be sensed by a blind person. Still another device comprises a spur wheel to make dotted line on paper. Another tactile graphics aid comprises a metal sheet having embossed lines thereon of the desired shape.
- There are certain disadvantages associated with the above mentioned educational aids. One of the main disadvantage is that it takes a lot of time to prepare these aid to be used by the teacher as well as by the blind students.
- Another disadvantage is that the blind students cannot practice without the help of a teacher that is self performance/learning is difficult.
- Yet another disadvantage is that of the wastage of materials during the fabrication of such devices.
- Still another disadvantage is that different sketches, figures can not be prepared by the user over the same media.
- Therefore the main object of this invention is to provide a Sketching device which can be used by a blind person for self performance for making Sketches over a Hook & Loop fabric surface or glued adhesive surface by thread delivery thereon and realisation of the same and thus increases the creativity of the child/student.
- Another object of this invention is to provide a Sketching device by which the Sketch can be drawn on a slate having a Hook & Loop fabric surface by the blind person as well as metally retarded person hearing impaired persons on its own and thus stimulates locomotor movement of the wrist/muscles.
- Still another object of this invention is to propose a sketching device to make sketches on a Hooks fabric surface and which are easily removed and thus renders the device to be used repeatedly.
- Yet another object of this invention is to provide a sketching device to make sketches on a Hook & Loop surface in which the length can be measured by providing knotes in the threads at predetermined interval.
- Another object of this invention is that the device can be used with geometrical instruments like campas, scale etc.
- According to this invention there is provided a Sketching device for use by a blind person comprising a pen body secured to a metallic encloser, slaughts being provided in the opposite sides of said encloser for holding a bobbin spool secured on an axle for winding acrylic or wool thread thereon, a knob being provided at both the ends of said axle for winding said thread in the bobbin spool, means being provided at the writing end of the pen body for cutting the thread, a pilot thread being provided with the bobbin spool for the replacement of said thread when required.
- In accordance with this invention the device used by the blind person to prepare Sketches, drawing, graphics over a Hook & Loop surface has a ball pen type body for facilitating the passes of the acrylic thread or wool thread therethrough. The upper end of the pen body is secured to an encloser by means of a nut. The encloser is provided to hold a bobbin spool therein and in the slaughts provided in the opposite sides of the encloser. The bobbin spool is secured on an axle adapted to be fitted movably in the slaughts provided in the sides of the encloser. A knob is provided at both ends of the axle for winding the acrylic thread in the bobbin spool manually. Means comprising a notched sleeve is provided at the pen body near the writing end of said body for facilitating the cutting of the thread.
- A Sketching device according to a preferred embodiment is herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:
- FIG. 1 shows the perspective view of the sketing device to be used on Hook & Loop fabric. fastener unit.
- FIG. 2 shows the e front and side view of the encloser
- FIG. 3 shows the front and side view of the bobbin spool; and
- FIG. 4 shows front and side view of the notched sleeve.
- Referring to the drawings particular FIG. 1 the skeching device proposed by this invention to be used by a blind person for tactile graphics through thread delivery over hook and
loop surface 5 has a hollowpen type body 1 having a metallic forexample aluminium encloser 2 secured at the top end of thepen body 1 with the help of a conventional fastening means 2. Abobbin spool 3 is provided within ametallic encloser 2 rotatably and removably for holding acrylic orwool thread 5 wounded therein. Cutting means for example a notchedsleeve 4 is provided near the lower end of thepen body 1 for facilitating the cutting of the thread after the completion of the work by the user. A pilot thread (not shown) is provided with thebobbin spool 3 for the replacement of thethread 5 as and when required. - The
encloser 2 as shown in FIG. 2 has tubular body 6 in the form of any shape like a rectangle, square or circular. In the figure a rectangular tubular shape has been shown but the invention is not restricted to such a shape. A T-slot 7 is provided on opposite sides of the encloser body 6 to hold thebobbin spool 3 therein during the use of the device. Further a hole 8 is provided in the bottom side of the encloser body 6 for the passes of thethread 5 therethrough into thepen body 1. - As shown in FIG. 3
bobbin spool 3 comprises a pair of side supports 9 secured on ashaft 10 for supporting the binding of thethread 5 in thespool 3. Aknob 11 is provided on both the ends of theshaft 10 for facilitating the rotation of thespool 3 for the binding of the thread therein. - As shown in FIG. 4 the cutting means comprises a
sleeve 12 having anotch 13 provided for cutting the thread of the user as and when required. Thesleeve 12 is adapted to be secured near the delivery/writing of thepen body 1. - Thus it is seen that a blind person can make Sketches, drawing, letters, graphical symbols geometrical shapes by self on a Hook & Loop fabric glued adhesive surface without the help of other person and can feel/realise the same by touching the thread over the surface and thus it stimulates the user for self learning. A pilot thread is secured with the bobbin spool to guide the thread to be bounded on to the bobbin spool.
- According to an option the device may be made as a one piece item charted from a platic material.
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1. A Sketching device for use by a blind person comprising a pen body secured to a metallic encloser, slaughts being provided in the opposite sides of said encloser for holding a bobbin spool secured on an axle for winding acrylic or wool thread thereon, a knob being provided at both the ends of said axle for winding said thread in the bobbin spool, means being provided at the writing end of the pen body for cutting the thread, a pilot thread being provided with the bobbin spool for the replacement of said thread when required.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said metallic encloser comprises a tubular body of any shape like a rectangal, square and circle.
3. A device as claimed in claims 2 and 3 wherein a T shaped slot is provided on opposite sides of said body of the encloser for holding the bobbin spool removably and rotatably therein.
4. A device as claimed in claims 1 and 3, wherein said bobbin spool comprises side supports secured to an axle for holding the thread therebetween, knobs being provided on either ends of said axle for facilitating the rotation of the said bobbin spool by the user.
5. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cutting means comprises a sleeve having a cutting notch provided therewith, said sleeve is adapted to be fitted near the delivery/writing end of said pen body.
6. A Sketching device substantially as herein described and illustrated.
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