Supports – Brackets – On extensible column mounted between opposed surfaces
Patent
1998-02-25
1999-08-31
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Brackets
On extensible column mounted between opposed surfaces
248918, 2482052, F16M 1100
Patent
active
059442921
ABSTRACT:
The trackball mounting apparatus of the present invention functions to orient the data input device in an ergonomically correct mode. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in the form of a trackball connected to the personal computer via a cable and attached to the mounting apparatus in an orientation that is parallel to the normal position of the palm of the user's hand so that the user can maintain their hand in a normal at rest position while operating the data input device. The use of this apparatus therefore reduces the strain on the user's hand and arm muscles as well as reducing the extent to which the data input device protrudes from the side of the personal computer. Furthermore, this mounting apparatus enables the user to make use of an adjunct data input device, connected to the personal computer via a cable, as a stationary pointing device.
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King Anita M.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Ramirez Ramon O.
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