Removable Finger Pad Apparatus

Abstract

A fingertip pad apparatus may include a layer of a material, such as a high-clarity polyethylene terephthalate (PET), that enables electrical contact between the user's fingertip and the touch screen. The fingertip pad apparatus includes an adhesive bottom layer to enable adherence to the user's finger and easy removable when the user wishes to dispose of the apparatus. The fingertip pad apparatus has a size that approximates that of a human fingertip. The fingertip pad apparatus may also include an antimicrobial coating on a top surface. The antimicrobial coating may be made from, for example, silver ions in an active silver zeolite carrier or photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles.

1 . A removable finger pad apparatus comprising:
 a base layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a size approximating a human fingertip pad; and   a layer of adhesive attached to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The removable finger pad apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base layer comprises a material capable of enabling electrical contact between a capacitive touch screen and a human finger when interposed between the touch screen and finger. 
     
     
         3 . The removable finger pad apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the material comprises polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         4 . The removable finger pad apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an antimicrobial coating on the top surface. 
     
     
         5 . The removable finger pad apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the antimicrobial coating comprises silver ions in an active silver zeolite carrier. 
     
     
         6 . The removable finger pad apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the antimicrobial coating comprises photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles.