Ventilated and swing away finger cot for handling paper documents

Abstract

A rubber finger cot for handling paper sheets. The cot has an elastic hinge means for swinging the working tip away from the finger tip to a parked position on the top of the finger. Thereby, permitting the finger to be used for tasks requiring tactile feel or the natural shape of the finger tip such as typing and keyboarding while the cot remains installed on the finger.

1 . A finger cot for enhancing the manipulation of material by the action of human finger tips comprising: 
 a. a finger encircling piece;    b. first and second elongated pieces having elastic properties in the directions of their respective elongated axis, one end of each said elongated piece attached to said encircling piece at approximately diametrically opposed points;    c. a shield piece adapted to cover the tactile tip of a human finger is attached to the opposite end of said elongated pieces;    d. said shield piece further comprising at least one portion encircling the distal phalange for holding said shield piece firmly on the tip of the finger.    
   
   
       2 . The finger cot of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said shield piece having an inner and outer surface, with at least part of the outer surface having a coefficient of friction greater than the normal coefficient of friction of the tip of a dry human finger tip.    
   
   
       3 . The finger cot of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said shield piece having an inner and outer surface, and at least one suction cup means for lifting objects, where said suction cup is operably attached to the outer surface of the shield piece.    
   
   
       4 . A finger cot for enhancing the manipulation of material by the action of human finger tips comprising: 
 a. a finger encircling piece;    b. a first and second elongated piece having elastic properties in the direction of its elongated axis, one end of each said elongated piece attached to said encircling piece at approximately diametrically opposed points;    c. a shield piece adapted to cover the tactile tip of a human finger is attached to the opposite end of said elongated pieces;    d. said shield piece further comprising at least one portion encircling part of the finger for holding said shield piece firmly on the tip of the finger.    e. said shield piece having an inner and outer surface, with at least part of the outer surface having a coefficient of friction greater than the usual coefficient of friction of the tip of a dry human finger tip.    
   
   
       5 . A finger cot for enhancing the manipulation of material by the action of human finger tips comprising: 
 a. a finger encircling piece;    b. a first and second elongated piece having elastic properties in the direction of its elongated axis, one end of each said elongated piece attached to said encircling piece at approximately diametrically opposed points;    c. a shield piece adapted to cover the tactile tip of a human finger is attached to the opposite end of said elongated pieces;    d. said shield piece further comprising at least one portion encircling part of the finger for holding said shield piece firmly on the tip of the finger.    e. said shield piece having an inner and outer surface, with at least part of the outer surface further comprising a tool for enhancing the function of a finger, wherein said tool is selected from the group consisting of a friction pad, or at least one suction cup, or thimble shield, or a sticky surface, or the open end of a hose through which air flows, or a cutting blade, or a scissors tool, or a pliers tool, or a wrench, or a clamp for grasping objects.