US20130025016A1 - Fingertip cover and method of dispensing same - Google Patents

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US20130025016A1
US20130025016A1 US13/495,415 US201213495415A US2013025016A1 US 20130025016 A1 US20130025016 A1 US 20130025016A1 US 201213495415 A US201213495415 A US 201213495415A US 2013025016 A1 US2013025016 A1 US 2013025016A1
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  • finger or hand covering devices such as thimbles or gloves
  • thimbles or gloves have been in use for years.
  • One significant problem with conventional gloves and the like is that their insulating nature renders them unsuitable for use with certain touch-screens.
  • some gloves are bulky and hamper precision touches. Many hinder the manual dexterity, and lack the preferred texture and gliding ability, required to effectively and easily operate touch-screen surfaces.
  • Some modern touch-screen surfaces are increasingly provided on small portable electronic devices, for example.
  • Another problem with conventional hand or finger covers is that they are not conveniently put on or taken off, nor are they conveniently worn by some individuals as they cover the entire hand or finger and can become over-heated or sweaty.
  • the present inventors have recognized, among other things, that a problem to be solved is that many people, when approaching touch-screens or similar devices, can be discouraged by the appearance of smudges and fingerprints on the screen.
  • a dirty appearance, or the possibility of contacting germs, is discouraging. Users generally prefer to be isolated from such contaminants.
  • many users in any event dislike the visual appearance of smudges that can accumulate on a screen in use.
  • a cleaner, more hygienic, environment at the screen surface is preferred.
  • a fingertip cover for minimizing the appearance and creation of fingerprints or smudge deposits on an electronic touch-screen or other surface operated or contacted by the human fingertip.
  • a fingertip cover is designed to clean such surfaces.
  • Other solutions and example embodiments are described further below.
  • a fingertip cover is designed for use with capacitive touch screens.
  • FIG. 1 is an underside pictorial view of five fingertip covers, each fitted to a user's fingertips, according to an example embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a front pictorial view of a fingertip cover fitted to a user's index fingertip, according to an example embodiment.
  • FIGS. 3A-3B are pictorial views of a fingertip covers, according to example embodiments.
  • FIG. 4 is a pictorial view of a set of fingertip covers, according to an example embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a pictorial view of a set of fingertip covers, according to another example embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 shows a flow chart for a method of dispensing finger tip covers, according to an example embodiment.
  • FIGS. 7A-7B is a pictorial view of a set of fingertip covers, according to another example embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a pictorial view of a set of fingertip covers, according to another example embodiment.
  • FIGS. 9A-9E are views of aspects of a set of finger tip covers, according to an example embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a pictorial view of a set of fingertip covers, according to another example embodiment.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 of the attached figures illustrate an example embodiment of a fingertip cover, shown generally at 10 .
  • Each cover 10 comprises a substrate 12 which may be affixed over an area of a user's fingertips 14 in the manner shown and as described further below.
  • the cover is conveniently secured in removable manner to the fingertip and prevents direct contact between the user's fingertip and a surface.
  • the substrate may in various embodiments include or be constituted by various materials or substances.
  • fingertip is intended to include a thumb tip, and the term refers generally to the rounded portion at the end of person's finger (or thumb) 16 .
  • FIGS. 3A-3B illustrate example embodiments of a fingertip cover 10 .
  • the substrate 12 of the cover 10 may be flexible and provided in various sizes to accommodate and cover many sizes of human fingertip.
  • the substrate 12 of the cover 10 comprises a resilient, flexible semi-rigid material.
  • the cover 10 is shaped in a concave form so as to conform tightly to the round shape of a human fingertip 14 .
  • the curvature of the concave fingertip cover 10 shown in FIGS. 3A-3B may in various embodiments be made tighter than the curvature of a human fingertip. This allows the resilient nature of the substrate material, when deformed to fit a fingertip, to generate inwardly directed forces such that the cover 10 “clasps” the fingertip to prevent the cover from falling off the fingertip in use.
  • the shape of the cover may allow it to be secured to a fingertip in use.
  • the substrate 12 may be provided in generally conical form to substantially enclose the entire fingertip.
  • the substrate may be substantially inflexible and may comprise a metallic or hard plastics material, for example.
  • the material of the substrate 12 may be of such a nature that it inherently clings to the skin of a human fingertip, for example in the manner of a cling- or shrink-wrap material.
  • the cover 10 may in other examples frictionally engage a human finger tip to remain secured in place.
  • One side of the substrate may be provided in rougher form than the other, with the rougher side being adapted to engage a finger tip in a secure manner.
  • the other side of the substrate cover may be less rough to slide easily over a surface.
  • the less rough side may be very smooth, or comprise or have a friction-reducing material or non-abrasive agent applied to it, such as a wax or silicon. The reduction of friction augments the ability of the cover to glide smoothly over a surface.
  • An alternate version of the cover may envelop the fingertip.
  • a top side of the cover may cover a user's finger nail and, with the use of adhesive for example, hold the cover in place.
  • the rougher and more rigid topography of a user's finger nail, as opposed to skin, may increase the tenacity of the adhesive's engagement.
  • a bottom or “working” side of the cover may be situated on the other side of the fingertip for use by the user on touch surfaces.
  • the fingertip cover 10 “self-adheres” to a human fingertip.
  • the cover 10 does not require (but nevertheless may comprise) separate attachment means to secure it to a fingertip.
  • FIG. 4 This figure shows a cover 10 that can be provided individually in kit form, or in a set 40 , a shown.
  • the set of covers are connected together.
  • a plurality of individual covers may be provided.
  • Each cover 10 in the set includes a flexible substrate 12 sized and configured to be placed over an area of the user's fingertip.
  • the substrate 12 is initially planar but is deformable to conform to the rounded shape of a user's fingertip.
  • a series of covers 10 may be provided along the length of an elongate backing strip 20 .
  • Each cover 10 may be peeled off the backing strip for attachment to a user's fingertip.
  • one series of covers 10 is provided along the length of the backing strip, but in other embodiments, such as shown in FIG. 5 , one or more series of fingertip covers may be provided.
  • a cover 10 may have a generally semi-circular shape in plan outline. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the shape of the cover is defined by a generally curved edge 24 and a straight edge 26 .
  • the straight edge 26 may be wrapped around a base or proximal portion of the fingertip, with the curved edge extending around a distal or peripheral portion of the fingertip at an extremity of the finger.
  • the cover 10 may be placed on a fingertip 14 so that at least a portion of the cover substrate 12 is interposed in use between the fingertip and a surface.
  • One or more notches 30 may be provided around the periphery of the cover 10 to facilitate fitting the substrate to a user's fingertip without creating bumps or wrinkles
  • a set of covers 10 may include covers 10 of varying sizes.
  • the number of fingertip covers 10 in a set may be 5 or more.
  • a set of ten covers allows convenient attachment of a cover to each finger (and the two thumbs) of a user and is beneficial to some individual using a keyboard.
  • At least one cover in the set may be of different size than at least one other cover in the set to match the varying sizes of the fingers and thumb on a user's hand. It will be appreciated that the dimensions of the cover 10 may be optimized to suit different sizes of fingertips that may occur in various demographic populations, or genders.
  • the backing strip 20 may include a waxed material to facilitate removal of each cover from the backing strip.
  • the backing strip 20 may allow a cover 10 to be re-secured to the backing strip after initial release.
  • perforations 22 are provided in the backing strip to allow individual portions of the backing strip to be torn off.
  • the perforations 22 may for example extend transversely across the backing strip in a linear or curved outline, as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a series of interconnected covers may, in some embodiments, not have a backing strip.
  • One cover may be joined to another by a frangible line, for example.
  • a set of covers 10 may conveniently be provided on a backing strip 20 in the form a credit card or business card, for example.
  • the appearance or convenience of this embodiment may create a favorable or memorable impression in the mind of a person presented with such a business or credit card, and may enhance development of personal or business relationships accordingly.
  • the backing strip, credit or business card 20 may conveniently be sized to fit in standard clothing pockets.
  • the set may be provided in a plastic sleeve 32 .
  • the substrate 12 of a cover 10 may be shaped or be deformable to conform and self-adhere to a user's fingertip, as described above.
  • the cover 10 may in some embodiments be secured to a fingertip by other attachment methods.
  • attachment means may be provided in the form of an adhesive or glue applied to area of the substrate 12 intended to be secured to a fingertip in use.
  • the substrate 12 can be secured to the fingertip using a non-residue glue so that the cover can be removed from a fingertip without leaving trace elements or sticky patches of glue on the fingertip.
  • the adhesive means can include a hypoallergenic substance or material.
  • the cover 10 can be worn from a few minutes to several hours without skin irritation and discomfort. Other types of adhesive or glue can be used, as appropriate.
  • the substrate 12 may be secured to the fingertip by enveloping the fingertip in an overlapping manner so to stick to itself.
  • the substrate 12 may wrap around a portion, or all, of the fingertip and utilize small elastic or rubber bands, or “hook-and-loop” material or small magnets, for example at an edge of the cover, to hold the cover 10 in place.
  • the adhesive or glue may cover an entire surface of the substrate, or in other embodiments, the disposition of the adhesive may allow at least a portion of the substrate to remain unattached to the user's fingertip.
  • the unattached portion may define a release tab to facilitate removal of the cover from the fingertip after use.
  • the cover may include a supplementary small strip area, or release tab. The release tab may be provided at one edge of the cover and carry no adhesive to allow, when pulled, an easier removal of the cover from the fingertip.
  • the substrate 12 of the fingertip cover 10 may include a cloth-like material, paper or paper-like material, a film material, or other flexible material.
  • Flexible materials may include nonwoven materials, such as a spun-lace, a melt-blown, or a spun-bond material.
  • the substrate material may be needle punched or perforated in some manner.
  • the material may in some embodiments include a breathable or biodegradable material.
  • the properties of the substrate material may be selected so that the cover does not leak adhesive or glue in normal use.
  • the substrate may also be provided with a surface cleaning agent, or may comprise or include a material that inherently acts as a cleaning material.
  • the substrate may for example be made of tissue paper or a similar material that makes the cover a natural surface wiper or cleaner.
  • the fingertip cover 10 may conveniently be used with an electronic capacitive touch-screen.
  • an electronic capacitive touch-screen As the human body is an electrical conductor, touching the surface of such a screen results in a distortion of the screen's electrostatic field, measurable as a change in capacitance. An electric charge is allowed to pass from fingertip to screen. Conventional devices that may cover a fingertip hinder or prevent the transmission of such a charge. Capacitive touch-screens requiring transmission of an electric charge are therefore rendered substantially inoperable, or at least difficult to operate with conventional devices.
  • the substrate 12 of the cover 10 is conductive to allow transmission of an electric charge from the fingertip to a touch-screen or other surface.
  • the conductive portion of the substrate will in use be interposed between the user's fingertip and the surface as the screen is operated.
  • the conductive portion may be provided in any convenient area of the substrate, for example as shown by the circular patch at 18 in FIG. 4 . Other areas or shapes of conductive portions are possible. This screen-facing location facilitates convenient placement of the conductive portion by a user on a touch-screen.
  • the entire area of the substrate 12 may be conductive so that no matter how or where the cover is positioned on a fingertip, electrical conductivity is provided.
  • the substrate 12 may include electrically conductive material.
  • the substrate may include electrically non-conductive material on or in which an electrically conductive material is provided to allow transmission of an electric charge between the user's fingertip and the surface.
  • the electrically conductive material may include a metallic mesh, thread or foil embedded in or on the material of the substrate.
  • the thickness of at least a portion of the substrate does not exceed 0.020 of an inch. The thin nature of this material, whether inherently electrically conductive or not, provides the cover with sufficient conductivity to allow the passing of a charge between fingertip and screen.
  • a method 600 of dispensing fingertip covers comprises: at 602 , providing at least one finger tip cover, the (or each) cover comprising a flexible substrate sized and configured to be placed on and conform to at least one of the user's fingertips; at 604 , providing the at least one cover on a backing strip; and at 606 , securing or providing the at least one cover on the backing strip in releasable manner so that a user can release the at least one cover from the backing strip for placement on at least one of the user's fingertips. At least a portion of the substrate of the at least one cover may allow transmission of an electric charge from the fingertip to the surface.
  • the method may further comprise providing adhesive means on at least one cover to secure the cover to a user's fingertip once released from the backing strip.
  • the adhesive means on the at least one cover may secure the respective cover in releasable manner to the backing strip, and allow subsequent securement of the cover to the backing strip after initial release.
  • the backing strip may be an elongate backing strip carrying at least one series of said fingertip covers along its length.
  • the elongate strip may be provided in a rolled configuration.
  • the rolled backing strip may be provided in, or capable of being installed in, a dispenser.
  • the dispenser may define a lip which can peel a cover off the backing strip as the backing strip is withdrawn from the dispenser. The rolls can conveniently be loaded in manual and/or automatic dispensers.
  • the cover may carry adhesive only at the edges of the cover, but not in a central area.
  • a set 70 of covers 10 is provided.
  • a peripheral portion 34 of each cover has adhesive applied to it, while a central portion 36 has no adhesive applied to it.
  • the set of six covers shown is provided on a backing strip in the form of a business card 38 .
  • the length of the business card is approximately 3.370 inches, and the width approximately 2.125 inches.
  • Two sizes of cover 10 are provided in this example embodiment, but other sizes are possible.
  • the width across the straight edge of the larger cover is approximately 1.00 inch, while the height from straight edge to top of curved apex is approximately 0.80 inches.
  • the radius of curvature 40 is approximately 0.50 inches, and the position of the radius center is approximately 0.30 inches above the straight edge 26 of the cover 10 .
  • Corresponding approximate dimensions in inches for the smaller cover are 0.80, 0.60, 0.40, and 0.20, respectively.
  • FIG. 8 of the accompanying drawings Another example embodiment of a set of covers 80 is shown in FIG. 8 of the accompanying drawings.
  • a set of six covers is provided on a backing strip 20 in the form of a business card business card 82 .
  • the card is approximately 3.5 inches in length, and 2.0 inches in width.
  • Each cover has three notches 30 around the curved periphery of the cover.
  • the notches 30 shown in the accompanying drawings facilitate a close conformance fit and wrinkle-free fitment of the cover 10 to a fingertip.
  • Three sizes of cover 10 are shown.
  • Perforations or slits 86 may be provided to facilitate tearing off the backing strip and releasing a cover 10 , as needed.
  • cover 10 in FIG. 8 may be of the same approximate size as the two sizes of cover described above with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B .
  • the “large” size of cover 10 in FIG. 8 may have corresponding approximate dimensions in inches of 1.20, 0.90, 0.60, and 0.30, respectively.
  • FIGS. 9A-9E of the accompanying drawings a set 90 of eight covers 10 is shown in FIG. 9B .
  • Three sizes of cover (small, medium and large) are provided.
  • the set 90 includes two large, two small, and four medium sizes of cover, in two series extending along the backing strip 20 , as shown.
  • the backing strip 20 may be a credit card or a business card, but other configurations are possible in any of the embodiments described herein.
  • the example backing strip 20 is provided in the form of a credit or business card, having a length of 3.5 inches and a width of 2.0 inches, approximately.
  • the approximate dimensions H (height) and W (width) of the three sizes of cover shown in FIG. 9A are 1.0, 0.8, 0.7 and 1.0, 0.75, 0.65, respectively.
  • the approximate dimensions H and W of a notch 30 in a cover 10 are 5 mm and 2 mm, respectively.
  • each cover 10 in FIGS. 9A-9E will be seen to comprise a tab 92 .
  • each tab 92 is folded at the imaginary line 96 - 96 .
  • One part 92 B of the tab 92 is folded in the direction of arrow 94 about the imaginary line 96 - 96 to lie on top of another part 92 A of the tab.
  • Part 92 A is of complementary size and shape in mirror image, as shown.
  • the interior sides of a folded tab 92 can be held clear of any adhesive provided to secure a respective cover 10 in releasable manner to the backing strip 20 , even if adhesive is applied to the outer surface of part 92 A of the tab lying on the backing strip 20 .
  • the un-adhered tab part 92 B can be unfolded by a user to define a convenient pull tab. After release of the cover 10 from the backing strip, the tab 92 may, in some example embodiments, be releasable from the cover 10 .
  • FIG. 10 of the accompanying drawings a set of covers 100 is shown.
  • an elongate series of covers 10 (only two are shown) is provided on an inter-connected set of backing strip portions 20 A and 20 B, as shown.
  • the backing strip portions are connected to each other by frangible connections 102 so that they can be separated by a user.
  • An oval hole 104 can be provided, as well as a cut or slit 106 , to facilitate removal of a backing strip portion 20 A or 20 B from a cover 10 .
  • the cover 10 may be provided with metallic or other conductive material to allow the electric charges present at the tip of the human finger to reach the touch surface of a screen. This allows a cover composed of otherwise electrically insulating material to become conductive of electricity.
  • the cover is conveniently disposable, and is generally expected to be used one time only and be discarded thereafter. Alternatively, the cover may be reattached to a backing strip or other convenient surface for re-use.
  • the substrate may be constructed from a durable material that can be used for extended periods without significant change in the properties of the cover.
  • the cover may be used as a cleaning device. It allows a user to clean personal devices. In more public settings, such as airport kiosks, museum touch-screen displays, self-checkout stations, ATM's and the like, the cover may be used to clean the screen as the cover is being used. An antiseptic or cleaning agent may be provided in the cover.
  • the backing strip may comprise a part-cut or perforated backing or wax paper.
  • a fingertip cover is disposed across a cut or perforation in the backing strip so that when the backing strip is torn along the cut or perforation, a portion of the underside of the cover is exposed. The exposed portion of the cover may be gripped by a user to facilitate peeling the rest of the cover off the backing strip.
  • the cover is in some embodiments able to glide easily and smoothly on touch-screens such as those found on the Apple iPad, or other computer tablets.
  • the cover may in some embodiments work on various types of touch-screens, including: resistive, surface acoustic wave, capacitive, surface capacitance, projected capacitance, mutual capacitance, self-capacitance, infrared, optical imaging, dispersive signal technology and acoustic pulse recognition screens.
  • the fingertip cover may also optionally be used to handle delicate objects (for example glass and jewelry) on which fingertip deposits are unwanted.
  • the cover 10 minimizes in use the deposition on or pick-up from surfaces of fingertip deposits, smudge, and other contaminants. Contact with germs, bacteria, viruses and the like can also be inhibited. In contagious outbreaks, or other emergency situations for example, the ability to reduce the rapid spread of disease can be crucial. Covers of the type described herein can be used with great facility in various prophylactic applications. In some applications, covers of the kind described herein could be issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), or other health (World Health Organization) or government authority as appropriate to restrain the spread of disease.
  • CDC Center for Disease Control
  • World Health Organization World Health Organization
  • the cover 10 can be used in many other applications or environments. Potential users can include people using touch-screens at airports, banks, supermarkets, kiosks, elevator buttons which require the use of or include touch surfaces.
  • the cover 10 described and claimed herein can provide an inexpensive and disposable fingertip protection and covering device. In other applications for example, the hygienic use of public toilet seats can be facilitated.
  • a small dispenser of fingertip covers can also be presented on a vehicle dashboard or console, for example, and particularly provided conveniently adjacent any touch-screen or control surface in the vehicle.
  • the terms “a” or “an” are used, as is common in patent documents, to include one or more than one, independent of any other instances or usages of “at least one” or “one or more.”
  • the term “or” is used to refer to a nonexclusive or, such that “A or B” includes “A but not B,” “B but not A,” and “A and B,” unless otherwise indicated.

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