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US 2003/0169236 A1Published application
Hand and wrist support
OwnerJohn Crockerinventor
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A hand and wrist support for a user of a computer keyboard, mouse or the like comprises a body member having associated with an upper surface an upper support means to engage the user's hand or wrist in use which upper support means comprises at least a pair of raised areas defining a central channel therebetween. The areas provide support to a users hand, and in particular respectively to the thenar muscles and the joint of the fourth metacarpal and the carpals to provide a through that runs parallel with the line of a user's median nerve. The device serves in particular as a comfort aid to a user of a computer, but might also have value as a prophylactic device for the prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression syndrome, and/or as a therapeutic device for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression syndrome arising from excessive computer use.
A hand and wrist support for a user of a computer keyboard, mouse or the like comprises a body member having associated with an upper surface an upper support means to engage the user's hand or wrist in use which upper support means comprises at least a pair of raised areas defining a central channel therebetween.
A hand and wrist support in accordance with any preceding claim comprising a body member manufactured of a substantially rigid material, and an upper surface, or at least a raised element thereon, manufactured from a material exhibiting a degree of flexible resilience.
A hand and wrist support in accordance with any preceding claim wherein the raised areas constitute generally hollow domes of elastomeric material.
A hand and wrist support in accordance with any preceding claim wherein the body member has associated with a lower surface thereof means to reduce translational friction, to facilitate slidable movement of the device for use in association with a computer mouse.
A hand and wrist support in accordance with any preceding claim further comprising mounting means to couple the supporting device with a computer mouse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.