Attachment for mouth actuated touch screens
OwnerGordon J. Burrerinventor
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Abstract
An attachment for a smart device having a touch screen displaying at least one interactive area thereon includes at least one port defining an air passageway therethrough and at least one actuator element disposed at least partially within the air passageway of each of the at least one ports. Each of the at least one actuator elements is configured to actuate upon a flow of air passing through the corresponding air passageway. Actuation of each of the at least one actuator elements causes an electrical interaction with one of the interactive areas of the touch screen.
Claims13
An attachment for a smart device having a touch screen displaying an interactive area thereon, the attachment comprising:
- a port defining an air passageway therethrough;
- and
- an actuator element disposed at least partially within the air passageway of the port, the actuator element configured to actuate upon a flow of air passing through the air passageway, wherein actuation of the actuator element causes an electrical interaction with the interactive area of the touch screen, wherein actuation of the actuator element causes the actuator element to make conductive electrical contact with an electrically conductive component in direct contact with the interactive area of the touch screen to form the electrical interaction therewith.
An attachment for a smart device having a touch screen displaying a first interactive area thereon, the attachment comprising:
- a port defining an air passageway therethrough;
- and
- an actuator element formed from an electrically conductive and resiliently flexible strip of material having at least a portion extending across a flow cross-section of the air passageway, the actuator element configured to flex upon a flow of air passing through the air passageway, wherein a flexing of the actuator element in a first direction causes an electrical interaction with the first interactive area of the touch screen, wherein the flexing of the actuator element in the first direction causes the actuator element to make conductive electrical contact with a first electrically conductive component in direct contact with the first interactive area of the touch screen to form the electrical interaction therewith.
An attachment for a smart device having a touch screen displaying a first interactive area and a second interactive area thereon, the attachment comprising:
- a port defining an air passageway therethrough;
- and
- an actuator element formed from an electrically conductive and resiliently flexible diaphragm extending across a flow cross-section of the air passageway, the actuator element configured to expand upon a flow of air passing through the air passageway, wherein an expanding of the actuator element in a first direction causes an electrical interaction with the first interactive area of the touch screen and an expanding of the actuator element in a second direction causes an electrical interaction with the second interactive area of the touch screen, wherein the expanding of the actuator element in the first direction causes the actuator element to make conductive electrical contact with a first electrically conductive component in direct contact with the first interactive area of the touch screen to form the electrical interaction therewith and the expanding of the actuator element in the second direction causes the actuator element to make conductive electrical contact with a second electrically conductive component in direct contact with the second interactive area of the touch screen to form the electrical interaction therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.