Patent Publication Number: US-2005116125-A1

Title: Hand Pad

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
      (a) Technical Field of the Invention  
      The present invention is related to a hand pad, and particularly one that protects the side of the palm of one&#39;s hand, i.e., the abductor digiti minimi muscle, from being contaminated by ink or carbon powder of the pencil or pen, and minimizes the direction friction from the paper while writing something.  
      (b) Description of the Prior Art  
      A writing instrument is a must particularly for students in taking notes or writing homework. Writing instrument generally available in the market includes pencil, ball pen, fountain pen, and sign pen. Among, pencil is most frequently used by school children.  
      The pencil contains a lead, and the lead today is essentially comprised of carbon powder mixed with a certain additives to attach the carbon powder to and leave the handwriting on the paper where the lead scribes.  
      It&#39;s a common experience that the side of one&#39;s palm is usually contaminated by a lot of carbon powder upon finishing the writing with a pencil. The residual carbon powder one the palm is a detrimental to the health of school children who may forget to wash their hands after doing the homework and take the residual carbon powder while eating or drinking something. Furthermore, the longer time for having the palm constantly brushing against the paper makes the writing process uncomfortable.  
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a hand pad to particularly protect the side of one&#39;s palm from being contaminated by the carbon powder or ink while writing something.  
      To achieve the purpose, a flat pad is provided with on its top a fixation means. The fixation means may be made in a form of a stick containing a flexible wire extending from the top of the pad, a pair of wings extending from both sides of the pad and integrated in one piece with the pad, or a strict pad in U shape to attach to the side of the palm or fixed to the little finger of the writer to define a segregation between the palm and the paper.  
      The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.  
      Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.  
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIG. 2  is a schematic view showing the first preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.  
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIG. 4  is a schematic view showing the second preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.  
       FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIG. 6  is a schematic view showing the third preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.  
       FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
       FIG. 8  is a schematic view showing the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention in use.  
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
      The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.  
      Referring to  FIG. 1 , a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a soft and flat pad ( 16 ), a stick ( 12 ) containing a flexible wire ( 121 ) is provided on the top surface and integrated in one piece with the pad ( 10 ). The stick ( 12 ) constitutes a fixation means ( 11 ) for the pad ( 10 ) by circling a little finger of the user when the pad ( 10 ) supports the side of the palm of the user. The pad ( 10 ) and the stick ( 11 ) containing the flexible wire ( 121 ) are made integrated in one piece with a foaming material; and the flexible wire relates to a fin copper wire, steel wire or the equivalent.  
      In use, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the pad is placed under the side of the palm of the hand holding a pencil with the stick ( 12 ) circling the little finger for the pad ( 10 ) to secure to and support the side of the palm for segregating the palm and the paper. Accordingly, the side of the palm is prevented from being contaminated by the residual ink of the handwriting or the carbon powder. In addition, the pad ( 10 ) releases the pressure acting upon the palm from writing thus to make the writing comfortable.  
      In a second preferred embodiment of the present invention as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the fixation means ( 11 ) is comprised of having two wings ( 13 ) respectively extending from both sides at one end of the pad ( 10 ) to clip onto the side of the palm. The pad ( 10 ) and both wings ( 13 ) are made of a foaming material and integrated into one piece.  
      As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the pad ( 10 ) of the second preferred embodiment is placed beneath the side of the palm holding the pencil, and the U-shaped fixation means ( 11 ) comprised of both wings ( 13 ) and the pad ( 10 ) clipping the side of the palm in position for protection.  
       FIG. 5  shows a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, both wings ( 13 ) extending upward respectively on both sides at one end of the pad ( 10 ) are provided; and the stick ( 12 ) containing the flexible wire ( 121 ) is provided on the top surface of the pad ( 10 ) in relation to those two wings ( 13 ). Both of those two wings ( 13 ) and the stick ( 12 ) constitute the fixation means ( 11 ) for the pad ( 10 ) and made of a foaming material and integrated with the pad ( 10 ) in one piece. The flexible wire ( 111 ) relates to a fine copper wire, steel wire or the equivalent.  
      In the use of the third preferred embodiment as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the pad ( 10 ) is placed beneath the side of the palm of the hand holding the pencil, the flexible stick ( 11 ) circles the little finger of the hand, and both wings ( 13 ) clip and support the side of the palm to secure the pad ( 10 ) for protection.  
      Now referring to  FIG. 7 , a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is related to a pad ( 10   a ) with its section indicating a U shape. In the use as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the pad is placed beneath the side of the palm of the hand holding the pencil to provide a hand pad at lower production cost and easier process.  
      It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.  
      While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.