WO2009096969A1 - Dispositif destiné à tourner des pages - Google Patents

Dispositif destiné à tourner des pages Download PDF

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WO2009096969A1
WO2009096969A1 PCT/US2008/052592 US2008052592W WO2009096969A1 WO 2009096969 A1 WO2009096969 A1 WO 2009096969A1 US 2008052592 W US2008052592 W US 2008052592W WO 2009096969 A1 WO2009096969 A1 WO 2009096969A1
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set forth
pad
turning device
page turning
pager
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Darren Mazyck
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42DBOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D9/00Bookmarkers; Spot indicators; Devices for holding books open; Leaf turners
    • B42D9/04Leaf turners

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  • the present invention relates to a device for use in the handling of paper products and more specifically, to a device to assist in the turning of book or magazine pages, the sorting or separating of stacks of paper, money, and the like.
  • the finger tip plays an integral role in the turning pages of books, magazines or coloring books, handling flash cards or playing cards.
  • the paper is moved by a frictional force interacting between the paper the finger tip, where the finger tip applies a compressive force to the paper to engage the paper.
  • U.S. Patent No. 942,003 discloses a finger pad which is worn on the finger tip of a wearer and can be used to create an increased friction between the finger and the paper.
  • U.S. Patent No. 2,717,799 discloses a plastic finger pad that is especially designed for use by bank tellers and other. However, these devices still require the application of a compressive force to the paper.
  • the present invention provides a page turning device positionable on a finger tip of a
  • the page turning device includes a finger sleeve configured to be fitted onto the finger tip of the wearer.
  • a pad base is positioned on a lower portion of the finger sleeve, where a pad is affixed to the pad housing.
  • the pad includes a tacky outer surface configured to capture a paper for movement thereof.
  • the pad can be made of a flexible, elastic material such as a plastic material having a high plasticizer content or a thermoplastic elastomer having a high coefficient of friction such that the
  • outer surface of the pad is tacky.
  • the page turning device is positioned on the finger tip of the wearer, where the pad is positioned over a lower surface of the finger tip.
  • the tacky outer surface of the pad is used to engage a page, wherein the tacky outer surface is sufficiently tacky to lift, i.e. turn
  • the finger is rotated about its longitudinal axis, such that the tacky outer surface of the pad is rolled off of the paper.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a front perspective view of the page turning device of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 depicts a rear perspective view of the page turning device of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 depicts a side view of the page turning device of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 depicts an exploded view of the page turning device of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 depicts a front view of a pad for the page turning device of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 depicts a top view of the page turning device of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 a pager turning device 10 of the present invention.
  • the page turning device 10 includes a finger sleeve 12 having a first closed, curved, end 14 and an opposite, open end 16.
  • the finger sleeve 12 further includes an outer surface 18 and an inner surface 20 defining an interior space therein, such that the finger sleeve 10 is configured to be fitted about a finger tip of a wearer.
  • the open end 16 can include a lip portion 22, providing an
  • the finger tip of the wearer is positioned though the open end 16, into the interior space, to proximally abut the inner surface 20 of the closed end 14, where the inner surface 20 substantially conforms about the finger tip of the wearer.
  • the finger sleeve 12 has having an first closed, curved end 14, it is contemplated that the first end 14 can be a first open end.
  • the first open end can have a diameter less then the diameter of open end 16, thus limiting placement of the finger sleeve 12 to the finger tip.
  • a pad base 24 is positioned on a lower portion 26 of the outer surface 18.
  • the pad base 24 can be a separate unit affixed to the outer surface 18.
  • the finger sleeve 12 and the pad base 24 can be formed of unitary construction, such that the pad
  • a pad 28 is positioned on or within the pad base 24, wherein a pad outer surface 30 is tacky or includes a sticky material.
  • the tacky or sticky outer surface 30 permits the pad 28 to temporally bond to a piece of paper, such as a page in a book, allowing the page to be moved from a first position to a section position, i.e., for the turning of the page.
  • the pad housing 24 can include a raised outer edge 32 forming an indented area 34 configured to receive the pad 28.
  • the pad 28 can be permanently affixed into the indented area 34.
  • the pad 28 can be removably affixed into the indented area 34.
  • the pad outer surface 30 can be an arcuate surface. (See also Fig. 2). As an arcuate surface, the pad outer surface 30 can be rolled off of a paper, detaching the page turning device 10 from the paper.
  • the outer surface 18 of the finger sleeve 12 can be a textured surface.
  • a plurality of projections 36 can be positioned about the outer surface 18.
  • the projections 36 can be used to aid in gripping the finger sleeve 12 for placement on and removal of the page turning device 10 from a finger tip, as well as aiding in the removal of the pad 28 from the paper.
  • the projections 36 can be nodules, conical, cylindrical, polygonal, elliptical, tubular, and/or rib-shaped projections.
  • an upper portion 38 of the outer surface 18 of the finger sleeve 12 can include an alternative texture surface. (See also FIG. 1).
  • the alternative texture surface can take the form of raised ridges 40 arranged in a particular pattern about the upper surface 36.
  • the raised ridges 40 can be arranged to substantially resemble a finger print.
  • the upper portion 38 of the finger sleeve 12 can further include a plurality of perforations or vent holes extending through the outer and inner surfaces 18 and 20 of the finger sleeve 12 to facilitate airflow to the finger tip and allow perspiration from the finger tip to evaporate.
  • the finger sleeve 12 of the page turning device 10 can be made of a flexible, elastic material, such as a plastic, rubber, silicone, polymeric material, or urethane material. Additionally, the material of the finger sleeve 12 can be provided in a variety of different colors, where the colors can be used to differentiate the sizes of the page turning device 10, be used for aesthetic purposes, or combinations thereof. The material of the finger sleeve 12 can also be formulated to provide a pleasant aroma, such as, mint, cinnamon, wild flowers and the like.
  • the pad 28 can be formed using a suitable flexible, elastomeric material substrate such as a plastic material, polyvinyl, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyester rubber, silicone, polymeric material, or urethane material with a tacky outer surface 30 applied either as a film laminated to the substrate or as a coating from an appropriate composition of ink.
  • a suitable flexible, elastomeric material substrate such as a plastic material, polyvinyl, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyester rubber, silicone, polymeric material, or urethane material with a tacky outer surface 30 applied either as a film laminated to the substrate or as a coating from an appropriate composition of ink.
  • the ink is applied to pad oute surface 30 and allowed to cure; the ink being provided with an additive to provide a tacky condition to the pad outer surface 30.
  • the pad 28 material can be a synthetic plastic material having a high plasticizer content, and therefore having a tacky surface.
  • Polyvinyl chloride or, as it is more commonly referred to, "PVC" is a versatile and widely used synthetic polymer. In its unmodified form, PVC is rigid and capable of being fabricated into containers, structural components, tubing, etc. When compounded with a plasticizer, PVC can be calendered into flexible sheet material having a tacky surface. This can be cleaned using water to which a detergent has been added.
  • the pad 28 can be made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • the pad 25 material can be MONPRENE, a registered U.S. Trademark of QST, Inc, which is a versatile family of TPEs composed of saturated styrene block copolymer rubbers and thermoplastic olefin resins.
  • the surface characteristics and feel of MONPRENE elastomers can have a high co-efficient of friction (high tackiness). This can be cleaned using water to which a detergent has been added.
  • the page turning device 10 is positioned on a finger tip of a wearer.
  • the page turning device 10 is positioned on the finger tip by inserting the finger tip through the open end 16 of the finger sleeve 12, until the finger tip is substantial abutting the inner surface 20 of the closed end 14 of the finger sleeve 10.
  • the size of the page turning device 10 can be selected such that the inner surface 20 of the finger sleeve 12 fits snuggly about the finger tip.
  • the page turning device 10 is positioned on finger tip, such that the lower portion 26 and the pad 28 are positioned over a lower surface of the finger tip.
  • the tacky outer surface 30 of the pad 38 is used to engage a paper, wherein the tacky outer surface 30 is sufficiently tacky to lift, i.e. turn the paper.
  • the finger is rotated about its longitudinal axis, such that the tacky outer surface 30 of the pad 28 is rolled off of the paper.
  • the page turning device 10 can be positioned on the finger tip, such that the upper 38 of the finger sleeve 12 and the raised ridges 40 are position over the lower surface on the finger tip.
  • the raised ridges 40 can be used to frictionally engage the paper.

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Abstract

La présente invention porte sur un dispositif destiné à tourner les pages, pouvant être positionné sur le bout du doigt d'un utilisateur. Le dispositif comporte un manchon configuré de façon à être glissé sur le bout du doigt de l'utilisateur. Un tampon est fixé sur la partie inférieure du manchon. Le tampon est muni d'une surface externe collante conçue pour attraper une feuille de papier et la mouvoir.
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EP2500179A2 (fr) 2011-03-16 2012-09-19 Glökhan Özdemir Coussinet pour doigt pour le guidage d'un objet plat de type feuille, et distributeur avec de tels coussinets
DE102013015469A1 (de) * 2013-09-09 2015-03-12 Jörg Slegtenhorst Schutzfolienabziehilfe

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US6589544B2 (en) * 2000-12-21 2003-07-08 Matang Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. Aloe vera impregnated elastomeric article and method of manufacture
US6409059B1 (en) * 2001-01-11 2002-06-25 Nathaniel Calvert Hand and finger thimbles
US6726068B2 (en) * 2001-04-09 2004-04-27 Dennis J. Miller Elastomeric thimble

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2500179A2 (fr) 2011-03-16 2012-09-19 Glökhan Özdemir Coussinet pour doigt pour le guidage d'un objet plat de type feuille, et distributeur avec de tels coussinets
DE102011001309A1 (de) 2011-03-16 2012-09-20 Gökhan Özdemir Fingerflächenabdeckung zum Führen eines Gegenstandes, insbesondere eines blattartigen, flachen Gegenstandes, und entsprechendes Darreichungsgerät mit solchen Fingerflächenabdeckungen
DE102013015469A1 (de) * 2013-09-09 2015-03-12 Jörg Slegtenhorst Schutzfolienabziehilfe

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