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US 2004/0169640 A1Published application
Pointing device with flexible shape
AssigneeDarfon Electronics Corp.
InventorsShih-Hung Chao, Zhan-Ling Liu
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Abstract
A pointing device includes a housing, a main body and an input section. The housing contains an upper cover and two extending arms, which extended from the upper cover. The main body is housed under the upper cover and located between the two extending arms of the housing. The input section is placed on the front half of the main body for generating (inputting) key signals. The front half (the input section) and the back half of the main body form a smooth surface.
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A pointing device comprising:
- a housing comprising an upper cover;
- a main body retractably fixed under the housing, the main body comprising a front half and a back half;
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- an input section placed on the front half of the main body for generating (inputting) key signals, wherein the top surface of front half and the top surface of back half of the main body forming a smooth surface.
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A pointing device comprising:
- a housing comprising a first edge;
- a main body retractably fixed under the housing, wherein a fixed space exists between the first edge of the housing and a smooth surface of the main body, the fixed space being only large enough for first edge of the housing to slide over the smooth surface of the main body when the positions of the housing and main body relative to each other are adjusted;
- an input section placed on the front half and exposed out from the housing;
- wherein when the positions of the main body and the housing relative to each other are adjusted, a fixed space exists between the first edge and the smooth surface.
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A pointing device comprising:
- a housing comprising a first bottom side;
- a main body comprising a second bottom side and retractably fixed under the housing;
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- an input section placed on the main body;
- wherein the first bottom side and the second bottom side form a flat surface, and when the positions of the main body and the housing relative to each other are adjusted, the first bottom side and the second bottom side remain on the (same) flat surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.