Supports – Supporting base
Patent
1996-09-11
1999-06-15
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Supporting base
108 43, 2481181, 248918, A47B 9100
Patent
active
059113979
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention concerns a pad, and more specifically a kind of pad that enables flexible work with, for example, a mouse, which is used quite widely at present in computer work.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Several kinds of mouse pad are know. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages and each has tried to solve various problems, most of which are connected in one way or another with work ergonomics. Work at a computer terminal with a mouse can cause quite a lot of different stress injuries, including tendovaginitis and various muscle problems in the neck and shoulder areas.
Various solutions to improve work ergonomics and free working space have been offered. In many solutions, a wrist support is used to improve the working position of the wrist, thereby avoiding injuries to the wrist area. Other pads are known which provide an opportunity to move the working platform out of the way under the table, for example, when it is not being used. Other solutions are known in which the mobility of the wrist support has been improved. Yet another solution, Finnish patent 92796, exists for a mouse pad. This solution originates from the premise that the mouse pad rests on the user's thigh. For this purpose, the mouse pad has a concave side, which is positioned on the thigh.
The solution described above is awkward and massive. If the above mentioned concave side is placed on the thigh, it creates a tight fit which leads to sweating. The concave form fits some thighs well, while for others it is too loose or too tight. As the pad mentioned is appropriate for use only on the thigh, it is not adaptable. Based on the diagram presented, the amount of materials needed in its manufacture is not appropriate for large-scale production. Far too much material must be used in realizing the idea presented.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of this invention is to improve the solutions mentioned above and produce a kind of pad, in particular a mouse pad, which enables a very natural hand position on the thigh while using the mouse. A further purpose is to produce a pad, in particular a mouse pad, with which it is possible to move operation to the table if so desired, as the characteristics of a pad according to the invention suit table work as well. A further purpose is to ensure that, when situated on the thigh, a pad according to the invention is easily adaptable to any shape of thigh whatever, and that in particular it does not cause sweating while on the thigh, but allows good ventilation and a pleasant feeling. An additional purpose is produce a pad particularly appropriate for use with portable microcomputers, which enables the use of a separate mouse, instead of an integrated mouse of quite poor quality.
The above-mentioned and other purposes and advantages are produced by a solution, whose characteristic features are given in the attached patent claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is described in greater detail in the following, with reference to the attached diagrams, which present one well-regarded embodiment of the invention. Thus
FIG. 1 presents one embodiment of the invention in an axonometric diagram;
FIG. 2 presents the pad of FIG. 1 as seen directly from underneath;
FIG. 3 presents a pad according to the invention as seen from above;
FIG. 4 presents a side view of a pad according to the invention; and
FIG. 5 presents an embodiment of the invention, in which it is possible the adjust the positions of the protrusions on the under surface of the base.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1-4 therefore present a pad according to the invention, and mouse pad 1 in particular, as seen from different perspectives; obliquely from underneath in FIG. 1, directly from underneath in FIG. 2, from above in FIG. 3 and from the side in FIG. 4.
Pad 1 is formed in the usual way from an essentially smooth, even surface 2, upon which the mouse is intended to move in order to operate the computer. The wrist support, which can be of any shape whatever, is marked schematica
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patent: 5355811 (1994-10-01), Brewer
patent: 5467952 (1995-11-01), Martin
patent: 5593128 (1997-01-01), Odom et al.
patent: 5678800 (1997-10-01), Markussen
patent: 5686005 (1997-11-01), Wright, Sr.
Jokinen Tapani
Vuolteenaho Hanna
Ramirez Ramon O.
Top-Cousins Oy
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