Pencil holder device
AssigneeLawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
InventorLeroy J. Bishop
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Abstract
A pencil holder device is used to hold a pencil in a correct position within a hand of a user for teaching proper penmanship. The pencil holder device consists of a three dimensional body molded as one integral plastic piece, wherein the sidewalls and a portion of the bottom base of the body engage the palm of the user's hand. The forward portion of the body of the pencil holder device is held between the first finger and the thumb of the user. A thin tail section of the body rest on top of the web portion of the hand between the user's thumb and first finger. The pencil is contained within a bore contained within the body, wherein the writing end of the pencil extends outward from a forward end of the body.
Claims2
A pencil holder device used to hold a pencil in a proper position for writing, which comprises:
- a. a one piece molded plastic body having a rear palm portion and a forward finger grip portion;
- b. a slightly convex curved top base extending from a thin rear tail end to a forward end of said body;
- c. said body having convex curved sidewalls;
- d. a bottom base concavely curved downward from said thin rear tail end to an enlarged center section;
- e. said bottom base concavely curved upward in a forward direction from said enlarged center section to a convex grove section having a forward shoulder;
- f. said bottom base extending forwardly from said forward shoulder to said forward end;
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- g. a first means of affixing said pencil to said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.