Computer Mouse Palm Deck
OwnerRoland Fujiyamainventor
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Abstract
The invention is a device used in conjunction with a computer mouse and provides a flat platform for the entire palm area of the hand and thumb to rest upon and allows the remaining fingers to drape over its forward edge to engage any buttons or wheel. It utilizes a centrally located hole as a means to maintain its position upon a mouse and adhesives or mechanical fasteners or adhesive-backed hook and loop fasteners/tape, to provide permanence of the device to the mouse. The locating hole enables a variety of positions/angles for the device on a mouse to suit the comfort of the user without modifications to the device or mouse.
Claims3
A device used in conjunction with a computer mouse to enable a mouse user an alternate position and support for the hand, while operating a computer mouse, comprising:
- A. a semi-rigid, flat platform that allows the entire palm and thumb, to rest upon the device, and the remaining fingers allowed to drape over the forward edge, to operate any buttons or wheel, while attached to a computer mouse,
- B. a centrally located hole within or upon the flat platform to locate the device upon a computer mouse, which also offers a physical resistance when the mouse protrudes through the hole of the device to maintain the chosen position of the device,
- C. a centrally located hole who's shapes are a circle or circle with a flat section along its forward perimeter, which simulates the letter -D- with the flat section being the forward edge of the hole,
- D. a locating hole with edges remaining square to offer maximum resistance when applied to the adhesive surface,
- E. a forward edge positioned approximately a quarter to a third way back from the forward end of a computer mouse, to allow the fingers access to buttons or wheels on a computer mouse with a curvature along its line, emulating the curve of the forward palm area line of the hand,
- F. two symmetrical side edges, tapering inward from wider forward section to narrower rear section, emulating the shape of a human palm,
- G. a rear edge that overhangs and extends past the rear edge of a computer mouse and remains suspended from the work station, to avoid contact with the mouse pad area and not interfere with normal mouse functions,
- H. double-sided foam adhesive tapes or mechanical fasteners, such as screws, or adhesive-backed hook and loop fasteners/tape, to conjoin the device and a computer mouse, along the forward and rear edges of the hole used to locate the device to the mouse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.