Ergonomic keyboard

Details Ergonomic keyboard Ergonomic keyboard

1990-09-10

1992-11-03

Oberley, Alvin E.

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

340706, D14100, D14115, 341 22, 248918, 400489, 400 82, G09G 302

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051609193

ABSTRACT:
An ergonomic keyboard which allows the user's hands to be placed in an anatomically neutral position with the palms facing each other. The main keys are arranged in vertical rows on opposite sides of a base, with the keys to be engaged by the index fingers being uppermost, and the keys to be engaged by the little fingers being lowermost. Space bars are arranged on side edges of the base such that they may be activated by pressure applied from different directions. Secondary keys, such as function keys, are arranged on inclined surfaces for improved visibility. The keyboard may be a discrete unit, or may be fixed to or integral with a data display monitor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4378553 (1983-03-01), McCall
patent: 4509210 (1985-04-01), Kohn
patent: 4564751 (1986-01-01), Alley et al.
patent: 4597681 (1986-07-01), Hodges
patent: 4661005 (1987-04-01), Lahr
patent: 4680577 (1987-07-01), Straayer et al.
Newsweek, Aug. 20, 1990, "Casualties of the Keyboard", p. 57.
Readers Digest, Mar., 1989, "Keyboard Crippler", p. 113.
Wall Street Journal, May 23, 1990, "Computer Keyboards: Which type is Right?".
Popular Science, Sep., 1990, "Comfytyper", p. 10.

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