Ergonomic Stylus Jacket

Abstract

A jacket for a stylus of an electronic gaming device includes a grip portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface and three facets located on the outer surface so as to be equally spaced around the grip outer surface. The jacket includes an inner cylindrical cavity sized for receiving the stylus such that a tapered end of the stylus extends outwardly from an opening of the jacket.

1 . A jacket for an stylus of an electronic gaming device, the jacket comprising:
 a main body having an outer surface with a generally rounded contour and three facets that are equally spaced around a grip portion of the outer surface;   an inner cavity of the main body having a longitudinal axis and a generally uniform diameter along its length such that the inner cavity is configured to slidably receive a stylus having a substantially cylindrical body portion and a tapered front end;   wherein main body has an elastic construction such that the jacket encloses the body portion of the stylus.   
   
   
       2 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the main body further includes a tail portion. 
   
   
       3 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the stylus has a tail end and the jacket tail portion is configured to enclose the tail end. 
   
   
       4 . The jacket as in  claim 2 , wherein the tail portion is configured to resemble an aircraft tail. 
   
   
       5 . The jacket as in  claim 2 , wherein the tail portion is configured to have a spherical shape. 
   
   
       6 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the stylus comprises a fin at the back end such that the inner cavity is adapted to receive the stylus fin. 
   
   
       7 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the grip portion on which the facets are located comprises an elongated polygon. 
   
   
       8 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the grip portion substantially defines a constant radius cylinder. 
   
   
       9 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the grip portion is tapered, having a larger circumference at the tail portion and a smaller circumference at the stylus tapered end. 
   
   
       10 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the jacket is constructed of a flexible material. 
   
   
       11 . The jacket as in  claim 5 , wherein the flexible material comprises silicon. 
   
   
       12 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the grip portion and the tail portion are constructed of different materials. 
   
   
       13 . The jacket as in  claim 1 , wherein the tail portion has an outer surface that has a different shape from that of the grip portion.