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US 2013/0095301 A1Published application
Thumbtraps
AssigneeJohn W Picha
InventorJohn William Picha
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Abstract
A Thumbtrap is an ipad accessory, that enhances individual and multi-player game play. It is a non-permanent, reusable vinyl cling that sticks to the smooth glass screen of the ipad without use of adhesives. When placed over an onscreen game control button, a Thumbtrap acts like a small fence that prevents the thumb drift that inevitably occurs during intense game play, and guides the thumb into specified zones over an onscreen button for better button contact accuracy. Thumbtraps can be used with several existing ipad games.
Claims1
A touch feedback apparatus for an ipad screen comprising:
- a sheet of removable vinyl shapes which cling to an ipad's screen to restrict and guide a users thumb into specified zones on the screen surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.