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US5355811A
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Adjustable leg supported mouse pad
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-03-31
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Granted: 1994-10-18
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Expires: 2013-03-31
Abstract
Abstract The adjustable leg supported mouse pad designed to enable a user to use a mouse input device directly over his or her upper leg or thigh while sitting. The leg supported mouse pad includes a saddle structure capable of engaging the user's thigh and horizontally aligning a planar mouse pad attached thereto over the user's thigh. The saddle structure includes a rectangular shaped flexible panel with two five-sided support members attached to the top surface thereon on opposite sides of the flexible panel's transverse axis. When the flexible panel is disposed transversely over the user's upper leg while sitting, the support members are repositioned so that their medial planar surfaces are oriented in a substantially horizontal position. The support members are spaced apart on the flexible panel so that a mouse pad maybe supported on two support member's medial planar surfaces. In one embodiment, at least one of the support members is adjustably attached to the flexible panel which enables the device to be adjusted for use on different leg sizes. Also, the mouse pad may have an optional, raised edge designed to prevent a mouse placed thereon from sliding off.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian H. Brewer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:57
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/039; G06F3/0395; A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/03; A47B21/0314; A47B23/00; A47B23/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad, comprising: a. a mouse pad, said mouse pad having a flat top surface and a bottom surface; b. an adjustable saddle structure capable of engaging a user's thigh, said saddle structure including a flexible panel and a first support member and a second support member, said flexible panel having a top surface and a transverse axis, said first and second support members being spaced apart with said first support member being pivotally attached and said second support member being adjustably attached to said top surface of said flexible panel on opposite sides of said transverse axis, each said support member being a five-sided pillow shaped, triangular in cross-section, with a medial planar surface and a quadrilateral bottom surface; c. a fastening means disposed between said medial planar surfaces on said first and second support members and said bottom surface of said mouse pad enabling said first and second support members to be selectively fastened to said bottom surface of mouse pad, and; d. an adjustable attachment means disposed between said bottom surface of said second support member and said top surface of said flexible panel, said adjustable attachment means enabling said second support member to be adjustably attached to said flexible panel so that when said flexible panel is positioned transversely over said user's thigh, said second support member may be adjusted in position on said flexible panel so that when said mouse pad attached to said first and second support members, said mouse pad may be supported in a substantially horizontal position by said over said user's thigh.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
265 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad, comprising: a. a mouse pad, said mouse pad having a flat top surface and a bottom surface; b. an adjustable saddle structure capable of engaging a user's thigh, said saddle structure including a flexible panel and a first support member and a second support member, said flexible panel having a top surface and a transverse axis, said first and second support members being spaced apart with said first support member being pivotally attached and said second support member being adjustably attached to said top surface of said flexible panel on opposite sides of said transverse axis, each said support member being a five-sided pillow shaped, triangular in cross-section, with a medial planar surface and a quadrilateral bottom surface; c. a fastening means disposed between said medial planar surfaces on said first and second support members and said bottom surface of said mouse pad enabling said first and second support members to be selectively fastened to said bottom surface of mouse pad, and; d. an adjustable attachment means disposed between said bottom surface of said second support member and said top surface of said flexible panel, said adjustable attachment means enabling said second support member to be adjustably attached to said flexible panel so that when said flexible panel is positioned transversely over said user's thigh, said second support member may be adjusted in position on said flexible panel so that when said mouse pad attached to said first and second support members, said mouse pad may be supported in a substantially horizontal position by said over said user's thigh.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad, as recited in claim 1, further including said mouse pad having a peripheral raised edge on said top surface to prevent a mouse from falling off said top surface of said mouse pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mouse pad is made of relatively rigid material or reinforced foam material, said material being sufficiently rigid to prevent undesirable bending of said mouse pad during use.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad, as recited in claim 3, wherein said fastening means comprises at least one pair of complimentary hook and loop connectors attached between the adjoining surfaces of said mouse pad and said support members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An adjustable leg supported mouse pad as recited in claim 4, wherein said adjustment means comprises at least one pair of complimentary hook and loop connectors attached between the adjoining surfaces of said second support member and said top surface of said flexible panel.
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