Combined hand support and writing instrument holder

A writing aid comprising a combination hand support and writing instrument holder and including:

• a movable body portion having a surface to receive and support the palm of a user, said body portion having a pair of laterally extending side panels projecting outwardly and in opposite directions therefrom, some of the user's fingers engaging one of said side panels so that the movement of said body portion may be accurately controlled;
• a head portion projecting outwardly from one end of said body portion and having means for retaining a writing instrument, such that a movement of said body portion along the plane of a writing paper causes a corresponding movement of the writing instrument over the paper;
• a neck portion by which to connect said head portion to said body portion, said neck portion being narrower than said head portion to receive other fingers of the user thereagainst to further control the movement of said body portion;
• a tail portion projecting outwardly from an end of said body portion opposite the end to which said head portion is connected, said tail portion receiving a downward pressure that is applied thereto by the user;
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• pivot means around which said body portion is adapted to rotate when a downward pressure is applied to said tail portion so that the writing instrument is either moved into contact with the writing paper when said body portion is rotated around said pivot means in a first direction or the writing instrument is moved out of contact with the writing paper when said body portion is rotated around said pivot means in a direction opposite to said first direction.