Dynamic Mouse Tray
OwnerMark Simicinventor
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Abstract
A mouse tray apparatus includes a substantially planar mouse tray pivotally mounted at a bottom mid-portion thereof to a base such that as an operator moves a mouse over a top surface of the mouse tray, a weight of the operator's hand on the mouse causes the tray to tilt downward in a direction corresponding to a location of the mouse on the mouse tray. A bias force can be provided to resists tilting of the mouse tray away from a horizontal position, so that as the operator moves a mouse over a top surface of the mouse tray, a weight of the operator's hand on the mouse overcomes the bias force and causes the mouse tray to tilt.
Claims19
A mouse tray apparatus comprising:
- a substantially planar mouse tray pivotally mounted at a bottom mid-portion thereof to a base, and at least one bias element operative to exert a bias force that resists tilting of the mouse tray away from a substantially horizontal neutral position;
- wherein the bias force is such that as an operator moves a mouse over a top surface of the mouse tray, a weight of the operator's hand on the mouse overcomes the bias force and causes the mouse tray to tilt downward in a direction corresponding to a location of the mouse on the mouse tray.
A mouse tray apparatus comprising:
- a substantially planar mouse tray pivotally mounted at a bottom mid-portion thereof to a base such that as an operator moves a mouse over a top surface of the mouse tray, a weight of the operator's hand on the mouse causes the mouse tray to tilt downward in a direction corresponding to a location of the mouse on the mouse tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.