Fingernail stylus

摘要

A stylus is provided with a finger engaging structure including a conductive portion for electrically contacting a finger of a user and a grasping portion for grasping the finger. The stylus has an electrically conductive stylus pad and a fingernail support element connected to the stylus pad and with a portion in contact with the fingernail of the user for positioning the stylus pad relative to the fingernail. A connection is provided from the fingernail engaging structure to the fingernail support element for electrical charge connection between the conductive portion and the stylus pad and for connecting the fingernail support to the finger engaging structure.

主权项

1. A finger stylus for touch sensitive screen, the stylus comprising:
a finger physical connection to a finger or fingertip of a user; a finger electrical connection to the electrical charge of the finger or fingertip, the finger electrical connection being connected to the physical connection; a stylus pad with electrical stylus pad surface, said stylus pad comprising a liquid or gel carrier material impregnated with a conductive liquid and/or gel; a fingernail positioning means for positioning and supporting the stylus pad relative to a fingernail of the finger or fingertip to define a force transmission path from the fingernail to the stylus pad to direct forces applied by the finger from the fingernail through the fingernail positioning means to the stylus pad; a bridging physical connection from said fingernail positioning means to said finger physical connection; and an electrical charge transmission path from said electrical stylus pad surface to said finger electrical connection, the electrical charge transmission path being connected to said bridging physical connection, wherein said finger electrical connection and said electrical charge transmission path each comprise a liquid or gel carrier material impregnated with a conductive liquid and/or gel.