Manual device and multifunctional assembly
AssigneeSociete BIC
InventorsArnaud Bez, David Boisdevesys
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to the field of manual devices for interacting with capacitive screens, and more particularly to a manual device with an open first end suitable for receiving a rear end of a writing instrument in a longitudinal direction, and a second end that is opposite from the first end in the longitudinal direction and that is provided with an electrically-conductive pad. Between the first and second ends, the manual device comprises an external portion made of elastomer and an internal structure that is electrically conductive, said internal structure forming an electrical connection between said pad and at least one conductive surface of the internal structure passing through an opening to be exposed on a grip surface of said external portion.
Claims16
A manual device comprising:
- an electrically conductive internal structure having a conductive surface projecting outwardly therefrom;
- an external portion made of elastomer being around the electrically conductive internal structure so that a portion of the electrically conductive internal structure is inside the external portion, the external portion has an opening from an innermost surface to an outermost surface of the external portion, the conductive surface of the electrically conductive internal structure passing through the opening to expose the conductive surface on a grip portion of the outermost surface of the external portion,
- wherein the electrically conductive internal structure and the external portion form an elongate cap capable of being fastened on a rear end of a writing instrument having a writing tip and an opposite rear end, and the electrically conductive internal structure and the external portion each have a corresponding open first end for receiving the opposite rear end of the writing instrument and a second end that is opposite from the open first end, the second end having an electrically-conductive pad, and wherein the electrically conductive internal structure is connected to the electrically-conductive pad forming an electrical connection between the electrically-conductive pad and the conductive surface of the electrically conductive internal structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.