Thumb or finger attachment for use with portable hand held devices

Abstract

A thumb or finger attachment which can provide for easier typing on keyboards of portable hand held devices. The thumb or finger attachment has a body portion, which consists of an integrally connected bottom portion and arcuate portion formed above the bottom portion. The arcuate portion is configured to extend at least partially around the thumb or finger of a wearer when coupled thereto so as to substantially enclose the thumb or finger of the wearer within the arcuate portion. The bottom portion extends generally perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the thumb or finger and terminates in a substantially narrow end for engaging the keyboard of a handheld portable device.

Description

[0001]This invention relates generally to a thumb or finger attachment, and, more particularly, to a thumb or finger attachment for people with large thumbs or fingers to use which can provide for easier typing on their keyboards, such as on a RIM Blackberry™ or similar type of portable hand held devices.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART[0002]Portable hand held devices, which generally have smaller keyboards positioned thereon, are extremely popular and heavily utilized items in today's society. However, one persistent problem in utilizing such a device having a smaller keyboard or other keys positioned thereon is that it can be difficult to select the desired keys without inadvertently selecting another undesired key, particularly when the user of the device possesses large thumbs or fingers.[0003]Thus, there is a need for an improved thumb or finger attachment for providing easier typing for people with large thumbs on a keyboard of portable hand held devices, and which is simple, easy...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The advantage of the present invention is that it provides an improved thumb or finger attachment for providing easier typing on a keyboard of portable hand held devices.

[0010]Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide an improved thumb or finger attachment for providing easier typing for people with large thumbs on a keyboard of portable hand held devices, and which is simple, easy to manufacture, and which is semi-adjustable.

Problems solved by technology

However, one persistent problem in utilizing such a device having a smaller keyboard or other keys positioned thereon is that it can be difficult to select the desired keys without inadvertently selecting another undesired key, particularly when the user of the device possesses large thumbs or fingers.

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