Supports – Armrest or headrest – Armrest for writer
Patent
1995-12-07
1999-11-16
Braun, Leslie A.
Supports
Armrest or headrest
Armrest for writer
2481181, 24823171, B43L 1500
Patent
active
059842440
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention concerns a computer mouse support and more specifically a plate-like support on which it is possible to move and store a mouse.
Many types of mouse support are known nowadays. Most commonly they are formed from a plate-like part whose upper surface is covered with a suitable material, on top of which the mouse ball is rolled. They are usually equipped with a raised part whose purpose is to support the wrist of the person operating the mouse. At its most simple, the mouse support is, however, a piece of plastic sheet on which the mouse is moved.
One technical drawback of these mouse supports is their fixed location. Almost without exception the supports are located on top of a table beside a computer keyboard, where they take up space and occupy a specific location until that location is moved. Changing the place of a mouse support by picking it up from the table and relocating it is an awkward task, because sliding the support has usually been made difficult in order to ensure that it stays in place.
The purpose of this invention is to achieve an improvement to the technical drawbacks of mouse supports, and to make a mouse support that may be removed if necessary, but which is easily available and ready to use. In addition, the purpose is to make a mouse support that may be installed in different positions.
The benefits of the invention are accomplished by a solution whose characteristic features are described in the attached claims.
The invention is described in more detail in the following pages with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a view of a mouse support in accordance with the invention seen from directly above.
FIG. 2 is a side view of a mouse support in accordance with the invention, and
FIG. 3 shows a certain variation of a support in accordance with the invention.
To get a clear picture of the invention, it is advisable to inspect FIGS. 1 and 2 at the same time. However, the invention shown in the drawings is merely one example of an implement able solution. Other equivalent solutions are certainly possible.
For the sake of clarity, the drawings do not include detailed dimensions and do not show the real situation. Instead, an attempt has been made to depict the parts sufficiently clearly. Because of this, for example, parts which in practice are fixed together have been drawn as being separated from each other.
The mouse support 1 in accordance with the invention is shown in the drawings as being attached to the edge of a table top or a corresponding plate-like structure 2. The mouse support includes the actual base part 3, one side of which or, if needed, both sides of which are covered by a layer 4, made of a suitable material and against which the ball of the mouse can be rolled reliably.
As is best shown in FIG. 2, the base 3 is joined to a U-shaped attachment part 5. A tightening part 6, equipped with a screwing thread, goes through both the base and the U-shaped part. The inner end of the tightening part 6, i.e. the end inside the U-shaped attachment part, is equipped with a protective pad 7, or expanded part or similar, which rests against the under surface of the table top or plate-like structure to which the mouse support is fastened, thus preventing damage to its surface. The other end of the tightening part is equipped with a gripping part 8, sufficiently large to allow it to be gripped and turned and thus to fasten the whole support to the edge of the table top 2, for example.
The U-shaped attachment part 5 and the actual base part 3 are in such a position in relation to each other that the base 3 can be easily and freely rotated to a suitable position in relation to the attachment part 5, and thus it may be rotated to the desired working position from its storage position under the table top 2 for example. FIG. 1 shows, as an example, a stopping pin 9, which ensures the movement stops at the desired position. Pins, or other stopping devices, may be used to limit the movement of the base 3 in both directions, or they may be omitted.
The mouse sup
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Hirschovits Adiel
Limingoja Antti
Skurnik Robert
Braun Leslie A.
King Anita M.
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