Electric heating – Heating devices – With heating unit structure
Patent
1995-11-17
1997-11-11
Walberg, Teresa J.
Electric heating
Heating devices
With heating unit structure
219201, 219217, 219529, 219544, 2481181, 248918, 400715, 601 15, 607 98, 607111, 607152, H05B 334, B43L 1500, A61F 700
Patent
active
056860056
ABSTRACT:
A computer pad is heated for reducing repetitive motion stress and increasing comfort for a user and for providing potential therapeutic treatment by warming the hand(s) and/or wrist(s) of the user while operating a computer input device such as a mouse or a keyboard. The pad includes an electrical heating device such as a resistance-type heating element embedded in it. If a mouse is used as the input device, it can be either a stationary mouse or a conventional movably positioned mouse that is operated on the level section of the top surface of the pad's upper layer. If a stationary mouse or a keyboard is utilized, the user's hand(s) and/or wrist(s) can be supported by a suitably shaped area within an elevated section of the working surface of the pad. The lower layer of the pad may conveniently include a non-skid bottom surface. Conventional electrical controls such as, for example, a rheostat and/or thermostat are used to achieve and maintain the desired temperature range, and a standard, 120v electrical power outlet is employed as the power source. A heated computer apparatus comprises a computer keyboard and heating device that is close to the input device and the hand(s) and/or wrist (s) of the computer user. A computer keyboard is manually operated through a repetitive motion by the user, while at least a portion of the user's hand(s) and/or wrist(s) is heated to relieve stress induced by the repetitive motion.
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Valencia Raphael
Walberg Teresa J.
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