Patent Publication Number: US-9884509-B1

Title: Finger-mounted marking apparatus

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Various types of marking devices are known in the prior art. However, what has been needed is a finger-mounted marking apparatus including a finger ring having a ring-shaped finger member and a substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member. What has been further needed is a single substantially trapezoidal opening disposed within the substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member of the finger ring from a rear surface to a front surface. Lastly, what has been needed is a writing utensil slidably and removably engageable within the single substantially trapezoidal opening, with the ring-shaped finger member of the finger ring selectively slidable on a finger of a wearer. The finger-mounted marking apparatus thus allows a wearer to make a mark on a work surface simultaneously with the measurement itself, since the wearer can now utilize both of his hands to make the measurement and will no longer require the assistance of a second person. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to marking devices, and more particularly, to a finger-mounted marking apparatus. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general purpose of the present finger-mounted marking apparatus, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a finger-mounted marking apparatus which has many novel features that result in a finger-mounted marking apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof. 
     To accomplish this, the present finger-mounted marking apparatus includes a finger ring, optionally plastic for durability, having a ring-shaped finger member and a substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member having a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side sections attached to the ring-shaped finger member, and a top section disposed between each of the pair of side sections. It is envisioned that a circumference of the ring-shaped finger member will vary depending on a finger size of a wearer. Each of the pair of side sections is inwardly tapered from the top section to the ring-shaped finger member. A single substantially trapezoidal opening is disposed within the substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member of the finger ring from the rear surface to the front surface. 
     The finger-mounted marking apparatus further includes a writing utensil slidably and removably engageable within the single substantially trapezoidal opening. The writing utensil is optionally a carpenter pencil and, alternately, a marker, since both utensils are commonly used to mark a work surface with a measurement. The substantially trapezoidal shape of the opening provides a stronger engagement between the writing utensil and the opening. The ring-shaped finger member of the finger ring is selectively slidable on a finger of the wearer, which allows the wearer to easily mark a measurement on the work surface without the need to hold a measuring device within one of his pair of hands. The finger-mounted marking apparatus thus allows the wearer to hold the measuring device in his pair of hands to more accurately and quickly measure the work surface. 
     Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present finger-mounted marking apparatus so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
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         FIG. 1  is a front isometric view. 
         FIG. 2  is a side elevation view. 
         FIG. 3  is a top plan view. 
         FIG. 4  is a front elevation view. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, an example of the instant finger-mounted marking apparatus employing the principles and concepts of the present finger-mounted marking apparatus and generally designated by the reference number  10  will be described. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 through 4  the present finger-mounted marking apparatus  10  is illustrated. The finger-mounted marking apparatus  10  includes a finger ring  20  having a ring-shaped finger member  22  and a substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member  24  having a front surface  26 , a rear surface  28 , a pair of side sections  30  attached to the ring-shaped finger member  22 , and a top section  32  disposed between each of the pair of side sections  30 . Each of the pair of side sections  30  is inwardly tapered from the top section  32  to the ring-shaped finger member  22 . A single substantially trapezoidal opening  34  is disposed within the substantially trapezoidal continuous upper member  24  of the finger ring  20  from the rear surface  28  to the front surface  26 . 
     The finger-mounted marking apparatus  10  further includes a writing utensil  36  slidably and removably engageable within the single substantially trapezoidal opening  34 . The writing utensil  36  is optionally a carpenter pencil  38  and, alternately, a marker  40 . The ring-shaped finger member  22  of the finger ring  20  is selectively slidable on a finger of a wearer.