Apparatus for attachment to a pen or pencil to aid a student of penmanship and to assist that student in leaning the proper position of the student's fingers on an associated pen or pencil which includes a sleeve dimensioned and configured for engaging the forefinger and apparatus for securing the sleeve to the associated pen or pencil.
A penmanship aid includes a base portion that has an upper surface, a lower surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side. Each of a pair of supports is hingedly coupled to the base portion. The supports are each positioned adjacent to one of the front and back sides such that each of the supports generally extends upwardly from a respective one of the front and back sides. Each of a pair of biasing members is coupled to one of the supports such that the upper ends are biased toward each other. A ball bearing is rotatably mounted in the lower surface such that the ball bearing extends through a plane of the lower surface. An edge of a hand may be positioned adjacent to the upper surface such that each of the supports is abutting opposite sides of the hand.
A proper writing grip may be achieved by utilizing a conic shaped gripping aid which is slidably positioned along the barrel of a writing implement and comprises a finger retaining strap upon its lower surface. The gripping aid is durable due to the one piece design, economical to produce, easy to use and has no sharp edges or rigid members.
A leash adapted to return a writing implement from a writing position to a storage position in proximity to a multi-tasking hand for easy retrieval by that hand.
A splint for use with the distal joint of a finger or thumb to control marked hyperextension of the joint. The splint is particularly useful in improving handwriting of persons experiencing such hyperextension by providing a preselected force urging the finger into flexion. A generally E-shaped frame is formed from spring steel wire with mutually parallel outer arm, central arm and inner arm connected by an outer side element and an inner side element. The side elements form an obtuse angle in the range of 120° to 130°. The arms are padded with the central arm pad disposed in the volar interphalangeal crease of the distal joint of the finger, the inner arm pad on the dorsal surface over the middle phalanx, and the outer arm pad on the dorsal surface over the distal phalanx. The angle of the side elements results in spring tension between the pads to resist hyperextension of the distal joint. When used as an aid for improving handwriting, the spring tension is preselected to produce a required force on the writing instrument when the fingers and thumb are in the normal prehensile grasp attitude.
A hand writing aid for use with writing instruments such as pens and pencils. The aid is specifically designed for use by persons troubled with shaking of the hands or stiffness of the fingers to enable such persons to write smoothly and legibly.
