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US 11,747,913 B2Granted
Ergonomic keyboard
OwnerHarold Eugene Collierinventor
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Abstract
An example keyboard can include: a base with a midpoint, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; and a plurality of keys arranged on the base, wherein the plurality of keys is positioned to form a curved shape on the base such that the plurality of keys extend from the midpoint of the base towards a user as the plurality of keys extends towards the first end and the second end of the base.
Claims14
A keyboard, comprising:
- a base with:
- a minor axis between a front side nearest a user and a back side farthest from the user;
- a major axis perpendicular to the minor axis and between a first end and a second end opposite of the first end;
- and
- a midpoint positioned at the back side farthest from the user along the minor axis and equidistant between the first end and the second end opposite the first end along the major axis;
- an input device located at the midpoint of the base;
- and
- a plurality of keys arranged on the base, wherein the plurality of keys is positioned to form a curved shape on the base such that the plurality of keys extend from the input device at the midpoint of the base farthest from the user towards the user as the plurality of keys extends towards the first end in a first set and towards the second end of the base in a second set such that first keys of each of the first set and the second set are closest to the midpoint and are also closest to the back side, and second keys of each of the first set and the second set are closest to either of the first end or the second end and are also closest to the front side.
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A method of forming a keyboard, comprising:
- providing a base with:
- a minor axis between a front side nearest to a user and a back side farthest from the user,
- a major axis perpendicular to the minor axis and between a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and
- a midpoint positioned equidistant between the first end and the second end along the major axis and at the back side along the minor axis;
- providing an input device located at the midpoint of the base;
- and
- arranging a plurality of keys on the base, wherein the plurality of keys is positioned to form a curved shape on the base such that the plurality of keys extend from the input device at the midpoint of the base farthest from the user towards the user as the plurality of keys extends towards the first end in a first set and towards the second end of the base in a second set such that first keys of each of the first set and the second set are closest to the midpoint and are also closest to the back side, and second keys of each of the first set and the second set are closest to either of the first end or the second end and are also closest to the front side, and the midpoint of the base is elevated relative to the first end and the second end of the base.
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