Traveling Patents (Class 248/118.5)
  • Publication number: 20020079410
    Abstract: A keyboard assembly includes an integral keyboard device having a keyboard pad support, a keyboard pad, and a wrist rest. An attachment assembly attaches the integral keyboard device to a work surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Walter T. Kochanski
  • Patent number: 6390423
    Abstract: A new ergonomic soft feel mouse is provided. The soft feel mouse includes a palm rest that is softer and squishier than palm rests of other mouses. The palm rest includes a gel layer that provides the soft and squishy feel. The gel layer can be formed using a liquid gel that is molded. The palm rest may also include a foam layer and/or a film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Fellowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard L. Danzyger, Heidi Jessup, Chris Jones
  • Patent number: 6377244
    Abstract: In a manually movable computer mouse with a mouse movement sensing system for providing mouse movement signals, and at least one user finger operable control switch, for providing control signals for a graphic user interface, the mouse has a boomerang shaped body ergonomically shaped to fit and support the user's hand in a naturally relaxed curled hand positon, with a main body portion and a narrower neck portion extending at an angle of about 45 degrees to 90 degrees to the main body narrow enough to be interposeable between the thumb and first finger, and with an integral mouse movement control fin or tab extending above the mouse body and being thinly shaped to fit in the relaxed space between the first and second fingers (and to also provide an alternate pen-like grip between the thumb and first finger) to orient the mouse to the user hand and move the mouse with user arm movements. An integral wrist support may be provided extending from the wrist end of the mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James J. Reid, Dale E. Boudreau
  • Patent number: 6328267
    Abstract: An arm support 4 which is formed by placing the displacing stand 6 provided with the boss portion on the fixed stand 5 on the surface of which is formed with a hole and the pad body 28 are coupled with the recessed portions formed on the pad stand 26. Thereby, the displacing stand 6 is enabled to displace in parallel and rotate on the fixed stand 5, which causes to be miniaturized in its total size. Further, when operating a mouse by placing an arm on the arm support 4, since the arm does not rub the table on which the pad stand is placed and the wrist including shoulder move in association with each other, resulting in reducing the fatigue of arm and increasing the working efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Carl Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Mori
  • Patent number: 6283419
    Abstract: A wrist support device for providing support and comfort to the user's wrist while using a mouse. The wrist support device includes an elongate support member having a recessed portion disposed in a side wall thereof and being adapted to receive and support a user' wrist with the elongate support member being adapted to be controlled and rolled upon a surface by the user's wrist; and also includes high density material disposed in the elongate support member; and further includes ornamental members being disposed in the high density material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventors: Stephanie E. Silkworth, Susan C. Silkworth
  • Patent number: 6276647
    Abstract: A hand elevation apparatus includes a substantially horizontal frame support surface; a frame structure for supporting a user wrist and having two spaced apart disk end portions resting on the frame support surface for rolling across the frame support surface; and a wrist support shaft extending axially between and interconnecting the disk end portions. The disk end portions preferably each have an outwardly directed circumferential surface and each circumferential surface includes a circumferential traction groove; the apparatus additionally including an O-ring removably fit into each of the traction grooves for providing traction between the disk end portions and the frame support surface. The apparatus preferably additionally includes a wrist cushion fit around the wrist support shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Robin D. Stopper
  • Patent number: 6216988
    Abstract: A padded wrist rest that is integral with a portable electronic device, meaning that the wrist rest is sold with the device and does not have to be removed from the device to close and store the device, is disclosed. While integral to the portable electronic device, the wrist rest of the present invention can be removed by the user or owner of the portable electronic device for maintenance or replacement. The wrist rest may be single- or multiple-part, and includes one or more pads manufactured from encapsulated gel, closed-cell foam, fabric-covered padding, vinyl-covered padding, or leather-covered padding. The wrist rest may include one or more bases that are slid, screwed, or snapped into place on the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmy Ming-Der Hsu, Peter Y. Hsu