Patent ID: RE40956

Claim:
TV Mute Finger Ring comprising: a hollow C shaped finger ring housing; said housing containing the standard electronics and IR-transmitting LED associated with activating the mute function of a standard TV; said housing also containing a battery type electrical power source; said C shaped ring housing having a loop type fastener strip attached to one end of said C shaped ring housing and a hook type fastening panel affixed to the opposite end of said C shaped ring housing so that said loop type fastener can removable attach to said hook fastener thereby forming a full ring that can be worn on the user's forefinger; said C shaped ring housing containing a momentary volume on-off switch and attached outwardly accessible switch cover connected to said standard electronics and located in a position where the user's thumb can easily reach said switch cover ; and said IR transmitter being covered by a transparent plastic lens that is flush with the outer surface of said C shaped ring housing; and said plastic lens positioned so that said lens and said IR transmitting LED are being positioned in the ring housing so as to be pointed outwardly in the general direction of said TV.