Finger pen

A fingertip-mounted pen comprising:

• (a) a fingertip-engaging member having means to securely engage the end of the index finger;
• (b) a pen tip extending from said fingertip-engaging member and having a point mounting a ball point pen ball, and an ink reservoir communicating with said ball to supply same with ink;
• (c) said fingertip-engaging member and pen tip being configured to enable the user to engage said member on the tip of the index finger and write with said pen, with said ball being in substantially the position relative to the hand of the user as it would be when utilizing a standard ball point pen;
• (d) said fingertip-engaging member including a finger tray for extending along the ventral side of the index finger and a finger strap connected to said tray wrapping around the index finger and holding same to the finger tray;
• (e) said finger tray having an outside, and said strap having an end mounted to said outside, and both a portion of said outside and the other end of said strap mounting hook-and-loop fastener materials so that said strap can be wrapped around an index finger and engaged by said hook-and-loop fastener material to the outside of said finger tray;
• (f) a fingertip pad mounted in between said finger tray and positioned to pad a fingertip when said pen is in use;
• and,
• (g) padding disposed along the side of said finger tray adjacent to finger so that the index finger and said fingertip-engaging member is padded both at its tip and along the ventral side thereof when said pen is in use.