Patent ID: 6065971
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
A finger ring counting device comprising:a finger ring having a continuous outwardly facing surface and a continuous circumferential channel formed in said outwardly facing surface;a plurality of spherical beads slidably captured within said channel such that the beads are slidably movable around the circumference of the ring; anda gate assembly mounted to the ring; said gate assembly including a body portion having a bottom wall which straddles the channel, said bottom wall cooperating with said channel to form a passage through which said spherical beads slidably pass, said gate assembly having an entrance side and an exit side, said gate assembly further including a resilient spring arm mounted on the bottom wall of the body portion, said spring arm extending downwardly from the bottom wall into said channel to selectively restrict passage of said beads from said entrance side of said gate assembly to said exit side,said device being operative for counting whereby the wearer manually urges a first bead positioned adjacent to said entrance side from said entrance side past the resilient spring arm to the exit side.