PALM-BACK SUPPORT AND A TOOL SUPPORTED BY

• US 20090121026A1
• Filed: 02/19/2008
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scantask Limited
• Original Assignee: Scantask Limited
• Inventors: SEACHUGA, Shimon, DRUKER, Orit
• Application Number:
  US12/033,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20090121026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.440
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10891 the scanner to be worn on a finger or on a wrist

Abstract

A palm-back support (201) is disclosed, for supporting a tool (207), (211) on the back-side of a user'"'"'s palm. The palm-back support comprises (i) at least one finger loop member (202) configured to be worn on at least one of non-thumb user'"'"'s fingers; (ii) a wrist strap (203) configured for wrapping at least partially a user'"'"'s wrist; (iii) a support member (201) attachable to the backside of the user'"'"'s palm by means of the finger loops (202) and the wrist strap (203) such that the user'"'"'s palm (i.e. its inner side which is not shown in the Figs.) remains exposed, free of attaching elements in its entirety from the wrist to the base of the fingers. A tool attachable to or constituting a part of the palm-back support is also disclosed. Further disclosed is a method for attaching a tool to the backside of a user'"'"'s palm, comprising; providing a palm-back support member for supporting the tool on the backside of the user'"'"'s palm; providing means for holding a first end of the support member attached to a user'"'"'s wrist; and providing means for holding a second end of the support member attached to at least one non-thumb user'"'"'s finger, thereby leaving the users palm free in its entirety between the wrist and the base of the fingers.

Claims

1. Palm-back support for supporting a tool on the back-side of a user'"'"'s palm, comprising (i) at least one finger loop member configured to be worn on at least one of non-thumb user'"'"'s fingers;

(ii) a wrist strap configured for wrapping at least partially a user'"'"'s wrist;

(iii) a support member attachable to the backside of the user'"'"'s palm by means of the finger loop and the wrist strap such that the user'"'"'s palm remains exposed, free of attaching elements in its entirety from the wrist to the base of the fingers.

2. Palm-back support according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a part of a housing of the tool to be supported on the palm'"'"'s back-side.

3. Palm-back support according to claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a first connector configured to be connectable to a second connector, said second connector being part of or attachable to said tool, thereby enabling to removably attach the tool to the support member by connecting the first and second connectors to each other.

4. Palm-back support according to claim 1, wherein the support member is interconnected between the finger loop and the wrist strap.

5. Palm-back support according to claim 3, wherein the support member is integrally interconnected between the finger loop and the wrist strap.

6. A tool attachable to or constituting a part of the palm-back support according to claim 1.

7. A tool according to claim 6, removably attachable to the support member by connectors.

8. A tool according to claim 6, constituting an electronic device configured for wireless communication with a remote HMC electronic system.

9. A tool according to claim 8, wherein the electronic device is a code reader capable of reading machine readable codes and transmitting data indicative of the read codes to a remote HMC system.

10. A tool according to claim 9, wherein the electronic device is configured for reading of at least one of the following code types:

optical, magnetic, RF.

11. A tool according to claim 9, wherein the code reader comprises a tilt sensor or an accelerometer for turning-on in response to a movement.

12. A tool according to claim 8, wherein the electronic device is configured for wireless communication with the remote HMC system via at least one of the following signal transmission types:

RF, IR and acoustic signals.

13. A tool according to claim 9, wherein the code reader is passive, constituting a slave governed by the remote HMC system.

14. A tool according to claim 7, said tool and a connector thereof constitute a kit with a separate independent mobile handgrip to which the tool may be removably attached as an alternative to its attachment to the support member.

15. A tool according to claim 10, configured to utilize the accomplishment of a successful code reading for automatically triggering the activation of a successive code scanning.

17. A tool according to claim 10, configured to utilize the accomplishment of a successful code reading for automatically triggering the activation of a successive code scanning, with a programmable or a predetermined delay between successive code scans.

20. A tool according to of claim 14, wherein the mobile handgrip comprises an extension facilitating reaching-out the tool for reading remotely located codes.

21. A tool according to of claim 20, wherein the extension is telescoping.

22. Palm-back support for supporting a tool on the back-side of a user'"'"'s palm according to claim 1, comprising a mechanism for adjusting the length of the at least one finger loop thereby improving adaptation to different sizes of wearers'"'"' hands.

23. Palm-back support for supporting a tool on the back-side of a user'"'"'s palm according to claim 1, comprising a mechanism for adjusting the distance between the wrist strap and the support member, thereby improving adaptation to different sizes of wearers'"'"' hands.

24. Palm-back support according to claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a pouch configured to removably accommodate the tool in an operative position on the back of the palm.

18. A method for continuum scanning of machine readable codes, comprising configuring an HMC software application to utilize a successful code reading of one code as a trigger for the activation of a successive code scanning.

19. Method for attaching a tool to the backside of a user'"'"'s palm, comprising;

providing a palm-back support member for supporting the tool on the backside of the user'"'"'s palm;

providing means for holding a first end of the support member attached to a user'"'"'s wrist; and

providing means for holding a second end of the support member attached to at least one non-thumb user'"'"'s finger, thereby leaving the users palm free in its entirety between the wrist and the base of the fingers.