Touch enhancement
US4793354A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The sense of touch is enhanced by: (1) placing two layers of a pliable, elastic material between the fingertips and the object being touched; (2) maintaining the coefficient of kinetic friction between the two layers at less than the coefficient between the fingertips and the top layer and less than the coefficient between the object being touched and the bottom layer; and (3) moving the fingertips over the object being touched separated by the two layers of material.
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