WO1990011191A1 - An auxiliary device for leafing through papers - Google Patents

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WO1990011191A1
WO1990011191A1 PCT/FI1990/000084 FI9000084W WO9011191A1 WO 1990011191 A1 WO1990011191 A1 WO 1990011191A1 FI 9000084 W FI9000084 W FI 9000084W WO 9011191 A1 WO9011191 A1 WO 9011191A1
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rubber
layer
auxiliary device
leafing
papers
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PCT/FI1990/000084
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Marja Peltola
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Lampinen, Ossi
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Priority claimed from FI891515A external-priority patent/FI891515A/en
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Publication of WO1990011191A1 publication Critical patent/WO1990011191A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D9/00—Bookmarkers; Spot indicators; Devices for holding books open; Leaf turners
    • B42D9/04—Leaf turners

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  • the present invention relates to an auxiliary device to facili ⁇ tate leafing through papers.
  • US Patent -3,191,824 describes a device to be used instead of a thimble, which device is glued to a fingertip to protect it from needle pricks.
  • This device comprises a tape of some resil ⁇ ient material with a sheet of a hard material attached over it to protect the finger. This is, however, structurally much more complicated than the auxiliary device according to the present invention for leafing through papers.
  • a rubber teat has been used for leafing through papers, which is a piece made of rubber and fits over a finger ⁇ tip. The fingertip is pushed inside the rubber teat. There are often nodules formed on the surface of the rubber teat, in which case it better grips the paper surface. Such teats are inconvenient in use and stay poorly in place if the user has long fingernails. They make the finger sweat and, in addition, hamper other work to be done alongside leafing through papers. Teats made of rubber may also cause allergy to the user.
  • the present invention aims at eliminating the disadvantages mentioned above. This is accomplished using a device resembling an adhesive tape and comprising at least two layers, the lowest layer being an adhesive layer and the top layer being formed of a rubber-like material.
  • the device can be attached to a finger ⁇ tip by means of the adhesive layer, whereupon the surface made of a rubber-like material can be used for leafing through papers.
  • a layer made of textile there is, between the lowest adhesive layer and the topmost layer of rubber-like material, a layer made of textile. Some other suitable material may also be used instead of textile.
  • the support layer can be entirely left out, in which case the rub ⁇ ber-like material is spread directly over the fingertip.
  • the rubber-like material is dissolved in some suit ⁇ able solvent and the fingertip is dipped into this mixture of the rubber-like material and solvent.
  • the solvent evapo ⁇ rates a film of the rubber-like material is left on the fin ⁇ gertip, and this film can be used for leafing through papers.
  • the mixture may also contain some antiseptic to improve hygiene.
  • the textile used may be any densely woven textile.
  • the adhesive used in the adhesive layer is some conventional adhesive com ⁇ monly used in medical adhesive tapes, which adheres well to the finger but which is also easy to detach without leaving traces. It is also possible to add to the adhesive some antiseptic to improve hygiene. In fact, the devices according to the inven ⁇ tion are disposable and even for that reason highly hygienic. Some commercial rubber-like material is used in the top layer of the device. When a piece of textile is used in the inter ⁇ mediate layer, the rubber-like material used may be, for ex ⁇ ample, a latex adhesive, which upon drying forms a rubber-like surface on the device.
  • the rubber adhesive can be spread over the textile as a thin, even surface, or it can be spread in the form of drops, whereby a knobby surface is obtained, with good paper-gripping properties. If no piece of textile is used, the rubber-like material must constitute a thicker, even layer in order to provide sufficient durability.
  • the device is manufactured by coating one side of a large strip of textile with an adhesive layer and its other side with a rubber-like material, or by spreading a layer of adhesive directly on a rubber-like material.
  • This coated strip of textile, or a combination of an adhesive layer and a rubber-like layer is cut into pieces of suitable size and shape, for example hexagons, the adhesive surface of which is placed against a waxed cardboard base, from which it is easy to detach.
  • a detach ⁇ ing band or thread can be placed between the cardboard and the adhesive surface, which band or thread runs continuously over the entire length of the cardboard. In this case, by means of the detaching band or thread it is possible to raise the edge of the device to facilitate gripping it.
  • Figure 1 depicts a cross section of an embodiment of the device according to the invention; in this embodiment there is a piece of textile between the adhesive layer and the layer of a rub ⁇ ber-like material.
  • the device 1 comprises a textile layer 2, below which there is an adhesive layer 3 and above which there is a layer 4 of a rubber-like material.
  • Figure 2 depicts several hexagonal devices 1 according to the invention, placed on a waxed cardboard base 5. Between the devices and the cardboard 5 there runs a detaching band 6, which facilitates the taking of the devices into use.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an auxiliary device intended for leafing through papers, which device comprises at least two layers, the lowest layer being an adhesive layer for gluing the auxiliary device to a fingertip and the topmost layer being made of a rubber-like material, or the rubber-like material is spread directly over a fingertip.

Description

An auxiliary device for leafing through papers
The present invention relates to an auxiliary device to facili¬ tate leafing through papers.
US Patent -3,191,824 describes a device to be used instead of a thimble, which device is glued to a fingertip to protect it from needle pricks. This device comprises a tape of some resil¬ ient material with a sheet of a hard material attached over it to protect the finger. This is, however, structurally much more complicated than the auxiliary device according to the present invention for leafing through papers.
Previously a rubber teat has been used for leafing through papers, which is a piece made of rubber and fits over a finger¬ tip. The fingertip is pushed inside the rubber teat. There are often nodules formed on the surface of the rubber teat, in which case it better grips the paper surface. Such teats are inconvenient in use and stay poorly in place if the user has long fingernails. They make the finger sweat and, in addition, hamper other work to be done alongside leafing through papers. Teats made of rubber may also cause allergy to the user.
The present invention aims at eliminating the disadvantages mentioned above. This is accomplished using a device resembling an adhesive tape and comprising at least two layers, the lowest layer being an adhesive layer and the top layer being formed of a rubber-like material. The device can be attached to a finger¬ tip by means of the adhesive layer, whereupon the surface made of a rubber-like material can be used for leafing through papers.
In one embodiment of the invention there is, between the lowest adhesive layer and the topmost layer of rubber-like material, a layer made of textile. Some other suitable material may also be used instead of textile.
Furthermore, in one preferred embodiment of the invention the support layer can be entirely left out, in which case the rub¬ ber-like material is spread directly over the fingertip. In this case the rubber-like material is dissolved in some suit¬ able solvent and the fingertip is dipped into this mixture of the rubber-like material and solvent. When the solvent evapo¬ rates, a film of the rubber-like material is left on the fin¬ gertip, and this film can be used for leafing through papers. The mixture may also contain some antiseptic to improve hygiene.
The textile used may be any densely woven textile. The adhesive used in the adhesive layer is some conventional adhesive com¬ monly used in medical adhesive tapes, which adheres well to the finger but which is also easy to detach without leaving traces. It is also possible to add to the adhesive some antiseptic to improve hygiene. In fact, the devices according to the inven¬ tion are disposable and even for that reason highly hygienic. Some commercial rubber-like material is used in the top layer of the device. When a piece of textile is used in the inter¬ mediate layer, the rubber-like material used may be, for ex¬ ample, a latex adhesive, which upon drying forms a rubber-like surface on the device. The rubber adhesive can be spread over the textile as a thin, even surface, or it can be spread in the form of drops, whereby a knobby surface is obtained, with good paper-gripping properties. If no piece of textile is used, the rubber-like material must constitute a thicker, even layer in order to provide sufficient durability.
The essential characteristics of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying claims. The device is manufactured by coating one side of a large strip of textile with an adhesive layer and its other side with a rubber-like material, or by spreading a layer of adhesive directly on a rubber-like material. This coated strip of textile, or a combination of an adhesive layer and a rubber-like layer, is cut into pieces of suitable size and shape, for example hexagons, the adhesive surface of which is placed against a waxed cardboard base, from which it is easy to detach.- To simplify and facilitate the detaching, a detach¬ ing band or thread can be placed between the cardboard and the adhesive surface, which band or thread runs continuously over the entire length of the cardboard. In this case, by means of the detaching band or thread it is possible to raise the edge of the device to facilitate gripping it.
The invention is illustrated below with the aid of figures.
Figure 1 depicts a cross section of an embodiment of the device according to the invention; in this embodiment there is a piece of textile between the adhesive layer and the layer of a rub¬ ber-like material. The device 1 comprises a textile layer 2, below which there is an adhesive layer 3 and above which there is a layer 4 of a rubber-like material.
Figure 2 depicts several hexagonal devices 1 according to the invention, placed on a waxed cardboard base 5. Between the devices and the cardboard 5 there runs a detaching band 6, which facilitates the taking of the devices into use.

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Claims
1. An auxiliary device for leafing through papers, which device comprises at least two layers, the lowest layer being an adhesive layer for gluing the auxiliary device to a fingertip, characterized in that the top layer of the auxiliary device is made of a rubber-like material.
2. An auxiliary device according to Claim 1, characterized in that between the lowest adhesive layer and the topmost layer of a rubber-like material there is a layer made of textile.
3. An auxiliary device according to Claim 2, characterized in that the rubber-like material is spread as an even layer or in the form of drops.
4. An auxiliary device for leafing through papers, charac¬ terized in that it comprises a film of a rubber-like material, covering a fingertip, which film is produced by dipping the finger in a mixture which contains a rubber-like material, a solvent, and optionally an antiseptic.
5. An auxiliary tool according to any of Claims 2-4, char¬ acterized in that the rubber-like material is a latex adhesive.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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FI891515 1989-03-29
FI891515A FI891515A (en) 1989-03-29 1989-03-29 HJAELPMEDEL FOER BLAEDDRING AV PAPPER.
FI900251A FI82906C (en) 1989-03-29 1990-01-16 Tools for browsing paper
FI900251 1990-01-16

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GB2382762A (en) * 2001-12-06 2003-06-11 Leighton Royston Morgan Adhesive sports grips for hands
US8272507B1 (en) 2011-12-02 2012-09-25 Visionary Products, Inc. Kit of a plurality of detachable pockets, a detachable pocket, and associated methods

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US681054A (en) * 1901-07-12 1901-08-20 Woods White W Device or implement for facilitating the counting of money or the like.
US888976A (en) * 1907-08-27 1908-05-26 Noah Duperrault Thumb or finger attachment.
US1359717A (en) * 1918-05-22 1920-11-23 Sears Roebuck & Co Finger-protector
FR2256730A1 (en) * 1974-01-04 1975-08-01 Protection Ind Dip treatment for rubber gloves giving rough surfaces - using mixture of solvent and coagulating agent
US3985383A (en) * 1975-03-03 1976-10-12 Yonkers John L Indexing device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US681054A (en) * 1901-07-12 1901-08-20 Woods White W Device or implement for facilitating the counting of money or the like.
US888976A (en) * 1907-08-27 1908-05-26 Noah Duperrault Thumb or finger attachment.
US1359717A (en) * 1918-05-22 1920-11-23 Sears Roebuck & Co Finger-protector
FR2256730A1 (en) * 1974-01-04 1975-08-01 Protection Ind Dip treatment for rubber gloves giving rough surfaces - using mixture of solvent and coagulating agent
US3985383A (en) * 1975-03-03 1976-10-12 Yonkers John L Indexing device

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2382762A (en) * 2001-12-06 2003-06-11 Leighton Royston Morgan Adhesive sports grips for hands
US8272507B1 (en) 2011-12-02 2012-09-25 Visionary Products, Inc. Kit of a plurality of detachable pockets, a detachable pocket, and associated methods

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