Moveable keyboard
OwnerRonald Green, Len Greeninventors
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Abstract
An ergonomic keyboard device is disclosed which reduces the amount of strain and fatigue in the user. The device consists of a keyboard mounted in a housing, the keyboard having a forward edge, a back edge and a longitudinal axis. The keyboard is moveably mounted to the housing such that the keyboard is moveable in a first direction whereby the keyboard moves forward and back. The keyboard is also mounted to the housing in such a way that it can pivot about its longitudinal axis. The keyboard device also has a mechanism for continuously oscillating the keyboard in both the back and forth motion and in the pivotal motion simultaneously.
Claims10
A keyboard device comprising:
- a housing,
- a keyboard having forward edge, a back edge and a longitudinal axis, the keyboard being moveably mounted to the housing such that the keyboard is moveable in a first direction whereby the keyboard moves forward and back, and in a second direction whereby the keyboard pivots about the longitudinal axis, and
- a moving mechanism for continuously oscillating the keyboard in both the first and second directions simultaneously.
A device for oscillating a keyboard comprising;
- a housing,
- a first member having a back edge, a forward edge, a top surface and a longitudinal axis, the member being moveably mounted to the housing such that the first member is moveable in a first direction whereby the first member moves forward and back, and in a second direction whereby the first member pivots about the longitudinal axis, the top surface of the first member adapted and configured to receive a keyboard thereon, and
- a moving mechanism for continuously oscillating the first member in both the first and second directions simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.