ADD-ON CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN AID
First Claim
1. A prosthetic hand comprising:
- a body portion including a forearm-attachment end;
a finger extending from the body portion;
a first conductive portion attached to the finger;
a conductive line attached at a first end to the conductive portion and at least partially embedded in the body portion; and
a second conductive portion attached to a second end of the conductive line.
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Abstract
An apparatus that allows a glove wearer or the wearer of a prosthetic limb to operate a device having a capacitive touchscreen is disclosed. There are three solutions provided in the disclosed invention. The first embodiment of the disclosed invention is directed to a conductive finger sock that can be applied to a digit of a non-conductive artificial limb. The finger sock may cover the whole digit of the artificial limb or may cover only the tip. The second embodiment is an adhesive element having a conductive material such as a conductive thread or a conductive sponge material. The adhesive element can be attached to a glove or to a prosthetic limb or may be used as an actual bandage. The third embodiment of the disclosed invention is directed to a factory integrated conductive tip that is part of a digit of a non-conductive artificial limb. Regardless of the embodiment, the conductive element may be attached to the wearer'"'"'s skin by a conductive line or may be used without the conductive line and thus may function in isolation.
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10 Claims
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1. A prosthetic hand comprising:
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a body portion including a forearm-attachment end; a finger extending from the body portion; a first conductive portion attached to the finger; a conductive line attached at a first end to the conductive portion and at least partially embedded in the body portion; and a second conductive portion attached to a second end of the conductive line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A prosthetic limb construction comprising:
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a prosthetic finger having a tip; and a conductive tip integrated with said prosthetic finger, said conductive tip defining a cap structure that encompasses said tip of said prosthetic finger. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A prosthetic hand comprising:
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a body portion; a finger portion extending from the body portion; a conductive tip integrated with the finger portion by an attachment band; a conductive line coupled to the conductive tip and at least partially embedded in the body portion and the finger portion; and an adhesive patch that is coupled to the conductive line and that includes a conductive portion.
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Specification