# US 9,519,354 B2 · Input assisting device for touch panel

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- Number: US 9,519,354 B2
- Document ID: US9519354B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/991,596
- Filed: 2016-01-08
- Published: 2016-07-21
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2015-01-15
- Assignees: Miyuki Glove Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Miyuki Glove Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Katsuhisa Yano
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9519354B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/03: Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
- G06F 3/014: {Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves}
- G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus}
- G06F 2203/0331: Finger worn pointing device
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An input assisting device 50 for a touch panel includes a body portion 51 to be attached to a predetermined portion of a finger, a linear portion 52 that has a width of 5 mm or less and is attached to the body portion 51 so that the linear portion 52 is projected 10 mm or more from the fingertip when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion, and a contact portion 54 that is provided on a tip portion of the linear portion 52 so that the contact portion 54 is directed from a nail to the inner surface of the finger when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion. The contact portion 54 is electrically connected with the finger when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An input assisting device for an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, comprising:
a body portion that has a ring-shaped attaching portion to be attached to a predetermined portion of a finger and a retaining portion to be fit with a fingertip of the finger, the retaining portion having a surface to be contacted with an inner surface of the finger, a tip of the surface of the retaining portion being warped upward toward the fingertip so that a position of the tip of the surface matches with the fingertip;
a linear portion that has a width of 3.5 mm or less and is attached to the retaining portion so that the linear portion is projected 10 mm or more from the fingertip when the attaching portion is attached to the predetermined portion; and
a contact portion that is made of a conductive rubber and attached to a lower side of a tip portion of the linear portion so that the contact portion is directed from a nail to the inner surface of the finger when the attaching portion is attached to the predetermined portion, a tip of the contact portion being not formed as a flat plane, wherein
the linear portion and the tip portion are formed integrally with each other by using a conductive resin,
the attaching portion is formed of a cloth, a non-woven fabric or a plastic; and
the contact portion is electrically connected with the finger when the attaching portion is attached to the predetermined portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The input assisting device for the electrostatic capacitance type touch panel to claim 1, wherein
the linear portion is fixed with the retaining portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The input assisting device for the electrostatic capacitance type touch panel to claim 1, wherein
the linear portion is extendable from the retaining portion toward a direction of the fingertip.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The input assisting device for the electrostatic capacitance type touch panel to claim 1, wherein
the contact portion is capable of being tilted.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The input assisting device for the electrostatic capacitance type touch panel to claim 1, wherein
the linear portion is projected 20 mm or more from the fingertip when the attaching portion is attached to the predetermined portion.