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US 8,196,787 B2Granted
Hand mount
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsErica S. Strandberg, Jeffrey John Buresh
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a print device and a strap that wraps about one or more proximal phalanges such that the print device is pivotable with the proximal phalanges relative to metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a deck configured to be releasably connected to a unit having a housing and a strap that wraps about one or more proximal phalanges. In another embodiment, a gel pad includes a main portion that overlies metacarpophalangeal joints and extensions that overlie proximal phalanges.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a print device comprising one or more drop-on-demand inkjet print heads;
- a first strap coupled to the print device and configured to wrap about proximal phalanges to mount the print device on a back of a hand such that the print device is pivotable with the proximal phalanges relative to metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand, wherein the print device has a nose projecting forwardly beyond the first strap by a distance so as to project forwardly beyond the proximal phalanges, the print device being configured to deposit printing materials onto a surface in a direction parallel to the proximal phalanges and through the nose while the nose faces the surface;
- one or more rotatable structures projecting from the nose, spaced from the print device and configured to roll along and in contact with the surface to space the print device out of contact with the surface while the one or more rotatable structures roll along and contact the surface as the nose is moved across the surface during printing;
- a rudder coupled to the print device and configured to project between adjacent proximal phalanges of the hand along, coincident with and on an axis parallel to the proximal phalanges;
- and a spine coupled to the print device and configured to project between adjacent metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand while the first strap wraps about the one or more proximal phalanges, the spine extending along, coincident with and on the axis in alignment with the rudder.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a deck configured to be releasably connected to a unit having a housing enclosing a remainder of the unit with a floor of the housing facing the deck;
- a strap configured to wrap about one or more proximal phalanges to mount the deck on a back of a hand;
- a rudder extending from the deck and configured to project between adjacent proximal phalanges of the hand along, coincident with and on an axis parallel to the proximal phalanges;
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- a spine extending from the deck and configured to project between adjacent metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand while the first strap wraps about the one or more proximal phalanges, the spine extending along, coincident with and on the axis in alignment with the rudder.
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A gel pad comprising:
- an encased gel comprising:
- a main portion configured to overlie metacarpophalangeal joints;
- a first finger-like extension projecting from the main portion and configured to overlie a first proximal phalanx;
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- a second finger-like extension projecting from the main portion and configured to overlie a second proximal phalanx, the second finger-like extension separated from the first finger-like extension by a slit extending along, coincident with and on an axis;
- a flexible encasement on a first side of the encased gel;
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- a backing on a second opposite side of the encased gel, the backing including an internal spine projecting toward the encasement along, coincident with and on the axis in alignment with the slit, wherein the encased gel is sandwiched between the internal spine and the encasement about the internal spine to cushion the internal spine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.