Mouse support assembly
OwnerGlenn R. Cruzetinventor
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Abstract
A new and improved support platform is provided that provides for ergonomic comfort. The support platform having a wrist support element and an opposite mechanical stop element that rotate about the platform to provide for enhanced operation of a pointer device, such as a mouse, trackball or such. The support platform capable of connection to prior art computer workstations for enhancing the overall ergonomics of the computer workstation.
Claims26
An improved support assembly for providing ergonomic relief, comprising:
- a substantially circular base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface and a sidewall surface, the upper surface designed to accommodate a computer pointer device;
- a wrist support arm pivotally connected about the base plate, the wrist support arm having a proximal end and a distal end wherein the proximal end defines a support for a wrist of an operator and the distal end defines an upwardly extending sideplate opposite the wrist support, the wrist support arm capable of rotation through a plurality of positions;
- and,
- a connection connecting the base plate to a computer workstation.
An improved, rotatable ergonomic support plate, the plate providing ergonomic comfort for operation of a pointer device, comprising:
- a support plate, the support plate defined partially by a circle having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface;
- a wrist support element bar with a first end and a second end rotatably connected to the lower surface of the support plate, the wrist support element bar extending across a diameter of the lower surface defined by the circle;
- a wrist support pad connected to the first end of the wrist support element bar and extending from the lower surface to a position at least partially over the upper surface;
- a mechanical stop connected to the second end of the wrist support bar and extending along the side surface and above a plane of the upper surface, the mechanical stop providing a limit to movement of the pointer device on the upper surface and a limit to rotatable movement along the side surface.
An improved support platform, the support platform designed to accommodate a pointer device, comprising:
- a base plate, the base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface;
- a rotatable element rotatably connected to the base plate, the rotatable element having a distal end and a proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.