Writing aid

A molded device for aiding in the gripping of an elongated, hand held writing instrument comprising a body having a central bore for receiving the hand held writing instrument and an exterior, the exterior including a mold split line, a first gripping surface positioned for receiving the user's first finger, a second gripping surface for receiving the user's second finger, and a third gripping surface positioned for receiving the user's third finger, at least one of the first, second and third surfaces including a surface indicia means for providing a reference for placement of at least one of the user's fingers, the surface indicia means comprising a character formed on one of the first, second and third surfaces, and disposed at a level different from the level of the area of said at least one surface adjacent the character, the character including a side surface disposed in a plane generally perpendicular to the mold split line.

A device for aiding in the gripping of an elongated, hand held writing instrument comprising a body having a bore for receiving the hand held writing instrument,

• an exterior including a first gripping surface positioned for receiving the user's first finger, a second gripping surface positioned for receiving the user's second finger and a third gripping surface positioned for receiving the user's third finger, and
• a direction indicating means for indicating the direction of placement of the device on the writing instrument, the direction indicating means comprising a character formed on the device.