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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Erica S. Strandberg, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey John Buresh, Lebanon, OR (US);
Erica S. Strandberg, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey John Buresh, Lebanon, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a print device and a strap that wraps about one or more proximal phalanges such that the print device is pivotable with the proximal phalanges relative to metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a deck configured to be releasably connected to a unit having a housing and a strap that wraps about one or more proximal phalanges. In another embodiment, a gel pad includes a main portion that overlies metacarpophalangeal joints and extensions that overlie proximal phalanges.