Integrated mouse tray and mouse for portable computer having cav

Details Integrated mouse tray and mouse for portable computer having cav Integrated mouse tray and mouse for portable computer having cav

1993-11-24

1996-02-06

Phillips, Michael W.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361727, G06F 116, H05K 714

Patent

active

054900395

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are an integrated mouse tray and mouse for a portable computer and method of operation therefor. The computer, including the mouse tray of the present invention, includes: (1) a chassis having a footprint and containing components of the computer, the components including an interface circuit for communicating with a mouse, (2) a mouse electrically coupled to the interface circuit, the mouse free to move about a substantial plane to produce signals for transmission to the interface circuit and (3) a mouse tray member movably mounted to the chassis and capable of assuming a deployed position whereby the mouse tray extends substantially out of the chassis footprint, a substantially planar surface of the mouse tray providing an area on which the mouse is free to move to produce the signals, the mouse tray member further capable of assuming a stowed position whereby the mouse tray is retracted substantially to within the chassis footprint. The mouse tray member provides a portable, integrated working surface to allow a portable computer to use a mouse as a pointing device without requiring a separate working surface. The mouse tray member includes a lip having a height greater than the height of the mouse.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5126955 (1992-06-01), Tomada
Advertisement for OmniBook 425 by Hewlett Packard, in PC WEEK, vol. 10, No. 45, pp. 60-61, Nov. 15, 1993.

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