Link intended for a flexible mat in a pointing device
AssigneeTrapper Holding AB
InventorRolf Eric Ragnar Strömberg
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Links (5a-m), preferably intended for, but not limited to, manufacturing a flexible mat (2) for use in an electronic device such as a pointing device, arranged to control the movement of a pointer/cursor on a monitor/display at, for example, a computer or similar device, and where at least one of the links (5a-m) is substantially rigid in its longitudinal direction. The at least one link (5a-m) can be consisting of, or are made of, a substantially disc-shaped material, and having a base portion (10) extending in the longitudinal/axial direction of the link (5a-m). The at least one link (5a-m) can include at least one, preferably a plurality, of coupling means (7a,b), connected to or integrated in, the base portion (10) of the link (5a-m).
Claims20
Links (5a-m) for manufacturing a flexible mat (2) for use in an electronic device, arranged to control the movement of a pointer or cursor on a monitor or display at a computer or similar device, and where at least one of the links is rigid in its axial or longitudinal direction, the at least one of the links being made of a substantially disc-shaped material, and having a base portion (10) extending in the axial direction of the at least one of the links, the at least one of the links including at least one coupling means (7a,b) and the at least one of the links or its coupling means (7a,b) being bent or curved at least along one line arranged in the axial direction of the at least one of the links, wherein,
- the at least one of the links and its coupling means (7a,b) comprising a material with a thickness of up to 1 mm,
- the coupling means (7a,b) being of a first type or a second type,
- the first type of coupling means (7a) protrudes outwardly from a base portion (10) of the at least one of the links,
- the second type of coupling means (7b) being integrated in and formed by an opening arranged in the base portion (10) of the at least one of the links,
- the first type of coupling means (7a) in the at least one of the links being adapted to be at least partially inserted or located in or through the second type of coupling means (7b) arranged in an adjacent link of the at least one of the links wherein each of the at least one of the links will remain rotatable or turnable to a limited angle relative to an adjacent one of the links.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.