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US5355147A
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Ergonomic computer mouse
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-10-04
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Granted: 1994-10-11
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Expires: 2013-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A container is arranged for ease of grasping in an ergonomically enhanced manner to minimize fatigue, to include an elliptical housing having an elliptical central opening, with the housing having an arcuate exterior surface, with a housing peripheral plane having a major and minor axis of said elliptical opening contained therewithin, with a wrist support leg projecting beyond the housing and a bottom wall of the housing to provide for a wrist support concave surface. The wrist support leg projects laterally to opposed sides of said peripheral plane.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Lear
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03543; G06F2203/00; G06F2203/033; G06F2203/0333; G06F2203/0334
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
An ergonomic computer mouse, comprising, a bottom wall having a planar bottom wall surface, with a housing extending from said bottom wall orthogonally oriented relative to said bottom wall surface, with said housing having a truncated elliptical configuration symmetrically oriented about a peripheral plane, with the peripheral plane orthogonally oriented relative to said bottom wall surface, and a wrist support leg extending from said bottom wall and intersecting the housing at an intersection, with the wrist support leg including a concave wrist support surface, and the housing having a convex outer surface, with a first activator switch directed into the housing in a spaced relationship relative to the intersection and medially bisected by said peripheral plane, and a second activator switch mounted within said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
An ergonomic computer mouse, comprising, a bottom wall having a planar bottom wall surface, with a housing extending from said bottom wall orthogonally oriented relative to said bottom wall surface, with said housing having a truncated elliptical configuration symmetrically oriented about a peripheral plane, with the peripheral plane orthogonally oriented relative to said bottom wall surface, and a wrist support leg extending from said bottom wall and intersecting the housing at an intersection, with the wrist support leg including a concave wrist support surface, and the housing having a convex outer surface, with a first activator switch directed into the housing in a spaced relationship relative to the intersection and medially bisected by said peripheral plane, and a second activator switch mounted within said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A mouse as set forth in claim 1 wherein the housing includes an elliptical central opening, and the second activator switch is arranged in a facing relationship relative to said elliptical central opening, the central opening having a major axis and a minor axis, with the major axis orthogonally oriented relative to said bottom wail surface, and the minor axis intersecting the second activator switch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mouse as set forth in claim 2 with the bottom wall having a motion sensor roller oriented medially thereof and a plurality of slide members mounted in an array about the motion sensor roller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mouse as set forth in claim 3 wherein the concave wrist support surface extends laterally beyond opposed sides of the peripheral plane, and the concave wrist support surface is medially intersected by said peripheral plane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A mouse as set forth in claim 4 including a mouse support member, said mouse support member including a mouse support plate, said mouse support plate arranged in a spaced relationship relative to a base plate, the base plate including an externally threaded boss having a socket, with the mouse support plate including a position sphere head received within said socket, and an internally threaded cup threadedly directed about the boss receiving the position sphere head therethrough, with the cup having a handle plate extending beyond the mouse support plate and the base plate, with the handle plate positioned between the mouse support plate and the base plate, whereupon rotation of the handle plate effects constricted movement of the position sphere head within the socket.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-10-10 | 2002-04-11 | 2002-10-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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