Patent ID: 7371026

Claim:
A device for use in teaching proper penmanship technique, comprising: a first component, having a first mating surface on its inner surface and a second mating surface on its outer surface, for releasably encircling the middle finger of a user; and a second component, comprising: a flexible cushion having an inner surface and an outer surface, with said inner surface adaptable to grip the outer surface of a writing implement, a section of material, affixed to the outer surface of said cushion, and a strip of material attached to said material section and extending over an edge of said cushion, having a third mating surface; wherein when said first component is fastened around the middle finger of a user by releasably attaching said first mating surface to said second mating surface, and said cushion of said second component is positioned to grip the outer surface of a writing implement, said material strip is releasably attached to said first component by the action between said second and third mating surfaces, thereby holding said middle finger of the user against the writing implement in a writing position which promotes proper penmanship.