Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge
Patent
1997-10-14
1999-09-14
Fleming, Fritz
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge
361220, H05F 300
Patent
active
059531991
ABSTRACT:
The present invention offers a touch pad cover for the touch pad of a Laptop/Notebook computer whereby the touch pad is protected from environmental conditions such as static electricity, particularly the static charge of a computer monitor when the computer is in a closed position and from the static charge transferred by the user, thus reducing the likelihood of a malfunctioning computer touch pad. These, as well as other objects of the invention, are accomplished by a cover for a touch pad of a Laptop/Notebook computer, the computer having a touch pad and an upper portion; the cover comprising an upper surface of nonconductive material (e.g. neoprene) in contact with the upper portion of the computer when the computer is in a closed position; a lower surface of nonconductive material opposite and parallel the upper surface, the lower surface in contact with the touch pad of the computer and depositing a powder residue of nonconductive material on the touch pad. The touch pad cover further comprises a storage compartment for storage of the touch pad cover when the computer is not in use.
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