Finger mounted vacuum pickup tool

1 . A finger mounted vacuum pickup tool for picking up a material, the tool comprising:

a finger band configured to accommodate insertion of a user's finger therein;

a ring cap attached to the finger band; and

a vacuum cup attached to the ring cap, the vacuum cup including a cup portion and a protrusion extending from a rear surface of the cup portion, the protrusion having a vacuum cup channel extending therethrough,

wherein:

the vacuum cup is configured to create a vacuum seal against the material;

the ring cap comprises:

a ring cap body comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a pair of elongate side surfaces connecting elongate edges of the inner surface to elongate edges of the outer surface, and a pair of shorter side surfaces connecting shorter side surfaces of the inner surface to shorter side surfaces of the outer surface;

the inner surface comprises a plurality of sockets, wherein each socket is configured to removably engage with an end of the finger band;

a ring cap nipple extending outward from the outer surface of the ring cap body, the ring cap nipple including a ring cap inlet channel extending therethrough; and

a vent port extending into a first shorter side surface of the pair of shorter side surfaces, wherein the vent port, the ring cap inlet channel, and the vacuum cup channel are in fluid communication.

2 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the finger band is removably attached to the ring cap.

3 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the vacuum cup is removably attached to the ring cap.

4 . The tool of claim 1 , further comprising an actuation button slidably engaged with the vent port.

5 . The tool of claim 1 , further comprising a supply tube channel extending into a second shorter side surface of the pair of shorter side surfaces,

wherein:

the supply tube channel is in fluid communication with the vent port, the vacuum cup channel, and the ring cap inlet channel; and

the supply tube channel is sized to accommodate insertion of a vacuum supply tube therein.

6 . The tool of claim 5 , further comprising:

a vacuum supply tube inserted into the supply tube channel;

a wrist strap with a wrist strap fastener extending therefrom;

a tube grip operatively engaged with the vacuum supply tube and removably attached to the wrist strap fastener.

7 . The tool of claim 6 , further comprising a ground lead operatively engaged with the tube grip.

8 . The tool of claim 6 , further comprising a vacuum generator operatively attached to the vacuum supply tube.

9 . The tool of claim 8 , further comprising a flow regulator and a supply control operatively attached to the vacuum generator.