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US 2017/0229803 A1Published application
Methods and devices that facilitate object orientation
OwnerDavid L. Putnaminventor
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The current document is directed to methods and devices that facilitate object orientation. In particular, the current document is directed to methods and devices that facilitate tactile orientation of objects, such as connectors, keys, cards, and other objects that are manipulated by human users for insertion into complementary connectors, slots, and other receptacles. In addition to facilitating tactile orientation of objects, the devices and additionally provide mechanical advantage for objects insertion and removal and may additionally provide visual orientation indications, and other indications, to human users. The currently disclosed devices are tangible, physical objects or features that, when held, felt, and/or manipulated by human users, provide a tactile indication of the orientation of an engagement feature of an object is inserted into a complementary connector, slot, port, or other receptacle.
An object on or within which a tactile orientation device is incorporated to provide for tactile orientability, the object comprising:
The object on or within which a tactile orientation device is incorporated to provide for tactile orientability of claim wherein the tactile orientation device as a surface texture different from that of the grasping surface or grasping component and different from one or more related types of tactile orientation devices, the texture indicating a type of connector or type of complementary slot, port, or connector into which the engagement feature is inserted.
The object on or within which a tactile orientation device is incorporated to provide for tactile orientability of claim wherein the tactile orientation device includes a light source.
The object on or within which a tactile orientation device is incorporated to provide for tactile orientability of claim wherein the tactile orientation device includes one or more additional visual indications selected from:
The object on or within which a tactile orientation device is incorporated to provide for tactile orientability of claim wherein the tactile orientation includes multiple, separate features arrange on the grasping surface or on the surface of the grasping component.
A method that provides for tactile orientability of an object, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.