Adaptable pressuring writing instrument holder

• US 5,626,430 A
• Filed: 05/03/1994
• Issued: 05/06/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carl Bistrack
• Original Assignee: Carl Bistrack
• Inventors: Bistrack, Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): Bratlie, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US08/237,552
• Time in Patent Office: 1,099 Days
• Field of Search: 401/6, 401/7, 401/88, 15/443
• US Class Current: 401/6
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 21/006 Pencil-barrels
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 23/004 Holders specially adapted for assisting handicapped or disabled persons to write B43L15/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 5/005 Pen barrels
• CPC Class Codes: B43K 7/005 Pen barrels

Abstract

A held writing instrument holder for persons with or without physical disabilities. A central bore with several flat slits enables insertion of instruments of varying shapes. One version has an hour glass-shaped body with a truncated periphery forming a gripping surface with a curved concave surface portion enabling a variety of grips to accommodate the user.

Claims

1. In combination, a hand-held device and an instrument, said hand-held device for aiding in the gripping of said instrument, said instrument having an elongated body shaped to be normally held by pressing at least two fingers of a user'"'"'s hand against the elongated body and without any additional member which aids in holding the instrument and having an operating portion extending from one end of the elongated body for performing an operation, said device comprising:

a single, one-piece body having first and second ends;

a bore extending in a longitudinal direction between said first and second ends and terminating in respective openings in said first and second ends;

said instrument having a length greater than a length of said device;

said device removably receiving the elongated body of said instrument which is inserted into said bore so that at least the operating portion extends beyond the first end and an end of the elongated body opposite said operating portion extends beyond said second end;

at least said openings frictionally engaging said elongated body of said instrument to firmly retain said device at a selected portion along the length of said elongated body;

said one-piece body having a single support shelf at the first end and having a generally hour-glass shape on two opposing sides, one of said two opposing sides being expanded at said first end to form said support shelf for supporting a portion of a single finger;

two remaining sides of said device having generally flat surfaces; and

said two remaining sides and a remaining one of the opposing sides having a generally hour glass shape serving as single or plural finger support surfaces.