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Patent US5885018 - Writing tool with a ring for mounting on a finger - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA writing tool having a ring (1) allowing the tool to be worn on a finger (2) immediately ready for writing. The writing tool has a ring-shaped portion (1) for receiving an index finger (2), a guide portion (3) for guiding the tool during writing extending from the ring-shaped portion (1) and a support...http://www.google.com/patents/US5885018?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5885018 - Writing tool with a ring for mounting on a fingerAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5885018 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/906,412Publication dateMar 23, 1999Filing dateAug 5, 1997Priority dateJun 7, 1995Fee statusLapsedPublication number08906412, 906412, US 5885018 A, US 5885018A, US-A-5885018, US5885018 A, US5885018AInventorsYoshihiro SatoOriginal AssigneeSato; YoshihiroExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (7), Referenced by (36), Classifications (7), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWriting tool with a ring for mounting on a finger
US 5885018 AAbstract
5. The writing tool according to claim 1 in which said oblique angle is in the range of 100° to 160°.
6. The writing tool according to claim 5 in which said oblique angle is 135°.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one embodiment of this invention is comprised of ring part 1 for inserting on finger 2, of plastic or metal. Guide part 3, in a trough shape corresponding to the shape of finger 2 extends from ring part 1 and writing part 4 extends out of guide part 3. Ring part 1 has a recess 1a and ring part 1 extends in an oblique rear upward direction. The angle A of oblique rear upper direction is approximately 135°, but may be in the range of 110° to 160°. Writing part 4 may be a ball point refill or a pencil, but it may also be an extendible lead. FIG. 3 shows this embodiment in use.
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