Background Art Known technology includes several devices for handling sheets, as indicated in the US Patent 1975000554676, in which a device is described which handles sheets, in particular sheets of paper, made up of two layers, one of which is adhesive that sticks to the fingertip and the opposite side, made from a rubbery material that does not slide on the paper; However, this device is slower and less efficient that the one referred to the herein invention. It is difficult to use for the handling of very flimsy, shiny sheets, especially if they are made of plastic, and cannot be used to handle sheets, transparencies and rigid laminated sheets, other thicker sheets and small objects of various shapes nor can it be directly inserted inside books, newspapers, notebooks, etc.

Another disadvantage is that this device takes longer to be fixed onto the fingertip and bends the corners of the sheets that are being handled.

Disclosure of Invention The herein invention eliminates all the above mentioned disadvantages, due to the fact that, in order to handle sheets, laminated sheets, transparencies and small objects of various shapes, made from any kind of material, a device is used that is made from a double-sided adhesive film or net which sticks on the inside of the tip of the index finger or to other parts of the hand, and is then pressed onto the object to be handled.

The object sticks to the. fingertip due to the external adhesive surface that can be removed at least in part. After this, the object which is stuck to the fingertip with this device is carried to a determined position that allows another finger and/or some other means to transfer it to its final position.

There are many adhesive materials used to make the device of the herein invention and which respond to the needs for which it is used, i. e. of sticking the device to the fingertip without letting it slip during use but which, with ease, and without damaging the physical-chemical structure of the objects that are being handled, stick to them delicately and can be removed without leaving trace. For example adhesives used for

plasters, sticky tape, removable labels or post-it notes, printed movable stickers, or rubber or adhesive pastes that can be repositioned and which are already used for linings, sealants, and to fix various objects etc.

The adhesive materials mainly used to make the external part of the device can be combined with other materials or substances. For example: if a water-based adhesive is used, which is pressure-sensitive, has a higher tack level and therefore has a greater sticking strength, as that used in serigraphic printing made of epoxidised novolac phenolic resin and acrylic thinner, together with powder of various kinds, e. g. talcum powder, plastic powder, or marble powder, then an adhesive paste is formed, which is easy to mould, that fulfils the requirements and the aims for which it has been created.

The same result can be obtained by mixing the adhesive with acetic silicone, to which various types of powder can also be added to obtain an adhesive movable rubber compound with the same qualities described above.

If the adhesive is diluted with water, the solution obtained can be applied directly to the fingertip.

The structure which constitutes the device can be compact, spongy, permeable or impermeable, and can have trapped inside it thousands of micro air bubbles. In addition, the external part can be made with a ridged surface.

The films that constitute the device can be a single layer using rubber or movable adhesive paste that can be moulded onto a silicone sheet to be used for serigraphic printing, for example, or with the help of a perforated transparency, whose holes are the shape of the device and whose thickness determines the thickness of the devices themselves. Once dried, a silicone protection sheet is applied to them or they are rolled up if they are printed onto a bi-silicone tape.

After having removed the silicone protection sheet, and having freed the internal adhesive part of the device, which sticks to the fingertip by exerting a certain pressure of the finger, the device ready for use is obtained in a very practical and simple manner.

For example ; to leaf through a book, you must press lightly on the corner of the sheet with. the fingertip to which the device is fixed, lift it carefully and, with the help of the middle finger, turn it and detach it at the same time from the device and therefore from the fingertip. To transfer one sheet from a pile, press the fingertip at the bottom of the sheet, then by pulling it forward and/or lifting it and with the help of your thumb and/or the other hand, it is transferred to the desired position. To transfer a transparency or a laminated sheet, which are heavier than a normal sheet, from a pile that is laid down flat, a larger device is used which is stuck to the base of the thumb, after which, pressing onto the right hand corner of the transparency, the transparency is turned to the right horizontally, caught between the fingers of the same hand, pulled forward while continuing to turn it to the right, placed in such a way that it can be taken by both hands, detached from the palm and, using both hands, can be transferred to its final position. To

pick up a small object, of various shape or form, press on it with the fingertip where the device is fixed, lift it and take it into your other hand; etc.

The double-sided adhesive film used to make the device can also be made of two layers and is similar to the device described above: it differs in that the inner part is made up of one adhesive layer like the one used to make plasters.

Another variation of the device is the one made from double-sided removable film that, after drying, is quite resistant. In this case, a net or many non-adhesive particles are inserted into the external part of the film, and a non-adhesive edging strip can also be inserted. In order to make this device, the non-adhesive parts are moulded onto a silicone sheet and then a layer of removable adhesive is moulded on top of it.

The three-layer version is characterised by the fact that the dual-sided adhesive film is made up of: a support in a material that can easily be folded, on which, on the inner part, a layer of adhesive is applied which adheres well to the skin, and which, on the outer part, is made from a movable adhesive surface, such as the one used on post-it notes.

Depending on the device to be moulded, the order of the moulding stages may change. In fact, the layer of adhesive paste or movable rubber may be moulded first and after it has dried, a central layer of a plasticizer or a resin that it non-adhesive once it has dried, but which is resistant and easy to fold is added. This layer may have a larger surface area than the first, and finally an adhesive layer is moulded, such as the one used for plasters. Alternatively, the many non-adhesive particles or net may be moulded first, then, on the same layer another made of movable adhesive is moulded. After, a non-adhesive plasticizer or resin is added that may have a larger surface area than the first two, and finally, another adhesive layer is added that sticks well to the skin. Each moulded layer, before the new overlying layer is moulded, must be completely dried.

'The device can also be made of a mix of adhesive particles, like microns, that stick between the lines of one's fingerprint on the fingertip. These adhesive particles can be powdered on a silicone sheet and covered by another silicone sheet once they are dried.

To use the device made in this manner, it is necessary to press the fingertip onto the adhesive particles, after having removed the protective silicone sheet.

The device of the herein invention can be also be produced in a material that is absorbent and which can easily be folded, such as, cloth, polyurethane sponge, absorbent paper, paper used for tissues, etc, which is soaked in a movable adhesive that has a great sticking strength. After the adhesive has dried, a double-sided film is obtained, resistant, with all the necessary qualities to fulfil the purpose for which it has been created.

In place of the absorbent material, a net or a simple thread can be used, made of very fine and absorbent or non synthetic fibres.

The devices that have been described so far can be preserved in groups of one or more devices between two protective silicone sheets that are easy to remove when needed, freeing first the internal adhesive part that sticks to the fingertip by applying a certain pressure to it and thereby obtaining the device ready for use, in an extremely practical manner.

This system for preserving these devices allows them to inserted directly into books, notebooks, magazines, piles of paper, metal, cloth, plastic, etc and anywhere else which requires them to be used, meaning that they are always to hand when needed.

To make the device adhere well to the fingertip, the latter must not be greasy.

Rub the fingertip on absorbent paper or clean it with alcohol.

After the same device has been used a number of times, if it begins to lose its adhesive strength to the object that must be handled, the external part of the device can be renewed by rubbing it, without removing it from your fingertip, on a rough surface, a satin surface or by cleaning it with alcohol.

After use, the film is removed from the fingertip by pressing it onto an adhesive surface.

The packets which contain the devices also contain a satin surface to remove the film, an adhesive surface to remove the film from the fingertip and an absorbent surface to clean the fingertip before using the device.

In order to improve the adhesive strength of the device and before sticking it to the fingertip, the latter must be cleaned with alcohol or, alternatively, a layer of soluble rosin, dammar rubber or another substance that sticks well to the skin, must be applied.

The devices can be also be kept on tapes, rolled up bi-silicone supports, freely or rolled up in boxes, which makes them easier to get hold of and which contains a small tub containing an absorbent material soaked in alcohol. The tub has a porous head made from, for example, natural or synthetic fibre, which one uses to clean the fingertip.

Alternatively, the box can include another tub that contains the substance that adheres to the skin. The head of the tub has a hermetically-sealed top.

The box, on the outside, has satin surfaces on which the double-sided adhesive film can be renewed, and a lid that contains the adhesive surface that is used to remove the film from one's fingertip.

Another system for making the device in the herein invention is applying a film of removable adhesive directly onto the fingertip and/or other parts of the hand,-using different methods and tools. This film must dry immediately and must be a very thin layer, no more than a few microns, so that it can perfectly follow. the lines of one's fingerprint, and exactly for this reason, the film does not become unstuck from the finger during use and does not damage the objects handled, as the surface which sticks to the fingertip on the inside is much greater than that on the outside, which attaches to the sheets and which remains on top of the fingerprint line of the fingertip.

A tool which can be used to apply the double-sided film directly onto the fingertip is made up of a tub that contains an absorbent material soaked in a movable adhesive diluted with alcohol, water or another suitable solvent. The tub has a porous head through which the double-sided film is applied, a hermetically-sealed top and an adhesive surface to remove the film from the finger, which has a protective cover.

To explain the innovative principles of the herein invention and its advantages in a clearer manner than in the technical notes, it will be described below with the aid of some drawings of the production of the invention: Brief description of drawings : Figure 1. shows the palm of a hand with the device fixed to it; Figure 2 shows a cross section view of a device formed by one layer only ; Figure 3 shows a cross section view of a device formed by one layer and non- adhesive particles ; Figure 4 shows the external part of the device already shown in figure 3; 'Figure 5 shows a cross section of a device formed by two layers ; Figure 6 shows a cross section view of a device made of two layers and non- adhesive particles ; Figure 7 shows a cross section of a device made of three layers and non-adhesive particles ; Figure 3 shows a cross section of a device made from three layers ; Figure 9 shows a cross section on a device made from three layers, with the external part that has micro-ridges and is satin; Figure 10 shows the device in a net form; Figure 11 shows a perspective view of a package of several devices protected by a single bi-silicone sheet; Figure 12 shows a perspective view of a group of several devices, each of which is protected by a silicone sheet ; Figure 13 shows a perspective view of a packet of devices rolled up in bi-silicone tape; Figure 14 shows a perspective view of a box with a rolled-up absorbent tape soaked in adhesive substance; Figure 15 shows a longitudinal view of a tool to mould liquid double-sided adhesive films directly onto the palm of one's hand; Figure 16 shows a perspective view of a tool used for. moulding liquid double-sided adhesive films directly onto the palm of one's hand.

Modes for carrying out the invention With reference to figure 1, device D is attached to the fingertip.

With reference to figure 2, the device is made from one layer of removable adhesive rubber 1 With reference to figure 3 and figure 4, the device is made from an adhesive layer or from a movable adhesive rubber 2, which, on the outer part, contains many particles 3 and a non-adhesive ring 4.

With reference to figure 5, the device is made externally from a layer of removable adhesive rubber 5 and internally from a layer of adhesive 6, e. g. the adhesive used for plasters.

With reference to figure 6, the device is made internally from a layer of stronger adhesive 7 and externally from a layer of movable adhesive rubber 8 that contains, externally, a non-adhesive net 9 and a non-adhesive outer ring 10.

With reference to figure 7, the device is made internally of a stronger adhesive layer 11, in the centre of a non-adhesive material which is resistant and easy to fold 12, and externally of a layer of removable adhesive or rubber 13 that holds a net or several particle 14 on the outer part and can also have an outer non-adhesive ring.

With reference to figure 8, the device is made internally of a stronger adhesive layer, centrally of a non-adhesive layer but which is resistant and easy to fold 16 and externally of a removable adhesive rubber 17.

With reference to figure 9, the device is made up of an internal layer that is more adhesive 18, such as that used for plasters, a central layer that is not adhesive but which is resistant and easy to fold and an outer layer with micro-ridges 20, is satin, for example, onto which a very thin, even adhesive film is applied 21, which can follow the lines perfectly.

With reference to figure 10, the device D is made of a double-sided adhesive net.

With reference to figure 11, the devices D are fixed to a silicone sheet 22 on top of which the bi-silicone sheet 23, and then the sheet 24 that, on the inner side, i. e. on the side that is placed on top of the bi-silicone sheet 23, the adhesive surface 25 to remove the devices from one's fingertip, the absorbent surface 26, which can be absorbent paper, to clean one's fingertip, the rough surface 27 that may be a satin paint, used to renew the external part of a device is placed.

With reference to figure 12, the devices are fixed to a silicone sheet that may also have an outer adhesive layer. Next to the device is the adhesive surface 29, used to remove the device from the palm of one's hand. The devices D and the adhesive surfaces 29 are protected by sheets that are silicone on the inside and satin 30 or absorbent 31 on the outside, to clean the fingertip and to renew the external part of the device. This production of the invention is the most suitable for inserting inside books, newspapers, magazines, notebooks, etc.

With reference to figure 13, the devices are fixed to a roll of bi-silicone tape 32, enclosed in a box 33. The tape is moved using the wheel 34 in the direction indicated by

the arrows, carrying the device D on which one presses with one's fingertip so that it remains attached to its support base 35. The support base 35 and the visible part of the tape 32 can be protected by a click-lock top 36. In the centre there is a tub containing a material soaked in alcohol with a porous head 37, made from textile material, for example, to clean one's fingertip before sticking the double-sided film to it. The porous head 37 is protected by a hermetically-sealed top 38.

The box 33 has a lid 39, which, on the inside is adhesive 40, and is used to remove the device from one's fingertip. The box is satin on the outside.

With reference to figure 14, the fingertip is pressed onto the device D on the support base 41, so that the device remains stuck to it, the porous tape soaked with adhesive is pulled forward until just after the cutting blade 42 attached to the box 43, which has the click-lock top 44 and also, at the edge, a counter blade 45. The top is closed and the blade 42 and the counter blade 45 divide the devices from the rest of the double-sided adhesive tape. In the centre of the roll of tape, there is a tub containing absorbent material soaked in alcohol or suitable solvent and which has a porous head 46 to clean one's fingertip. A hermetically-sealed top 47 protects the porous head. The opposite side of the box 43 has an adhesive surface used to remove the devices from one's fingertip, and is protected by a top.

With reference to figure 15, the tool used to apply a thin, even layer of the film directly onto one's fingertip in a fluid state is made up of tub 48 which contains an absorbent material 49, soaked in adhesive, on the end of which there is a porous head 50 that allows the film to be moulded directly onto one's palm, and which, on the opposite side, contains a material soaked in adhesive 49 which is fixed on the side to the box 51 with a hole for aeration 52 and with an adhesive side surface 53 that is protected by a lid 54. The porous head 50 is protected by a hermetically-sealed top 55.

With reference to figure 16, the tool used to apply the fluid adhesive film directly onto the fingertip is similar to the tool presented in figure 15 and is made up of box 56 which contains a tub with a head 57 to mould the film, a top with an adhesive inner side 59 used to remove the double-sided adhesive film from one's finger tip, and a hermetically-sealed top 60 that encloses the moulding head 57 attached to the top 58.