Thermally active mouse pad device

A thermally active mouse pad device for heating or cooling a wrist of a user, said device comprising:

• a mouse pad being configured to be positioned on a work surface, said mouse pad being comprised of a light absorbing material wherein said mouse pad is configured to not disrupt the function of an optical mouse which is positioned upon said mouse pad;
• a friction pad being coupled to said mouse pad wherein said friction pad is configured to rest upon the work surface when said mouse pad is positioned on the work surface, said friction pad being comprised of a friction enhancing material wherein said friction pad is configured to frictionally engage the work surface to inhibit said mouse pad from sliding on the work surface, said mouse pad having a bottom surface and a top surface, said mouse pad having a perimeter edge extending between said top surface and said bottom surface, said friction pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, said friction pad having a perimeter edge extending between said upper surface and said lower surface, said upper surface being coupled to said bottom surface of said mouse pad wherein said lower surface is configured to rest upon the work surface, said upper surface completely covering said bottom surface, said perimeter edge of said friction pad being aligned with said perimeter edge of said mouse pad, said perimeter edge of said friction pad being coextensive with said perimeter edge of said mouse pad;
• a wrist pad being coupled to said mouse pad wherein said wrist pad is configured to have the wrist of the user positioned upon said wrist pad when the user is employing the optical mouse on said mouse pad, said wrist pad extending upwardly from said mouse pad wherein said wrist pad is configured to support the wrist of the user for reducing fatigue in the wrist of the user, said wrist pad being comprised of a resiliently compressible material wherein said wrist pad is configured to cushion the wrist of the user when the wrist of the user is positioned on said wrist pad, said wrist pad having a first end and a second end, said wrist pad being elongated between said first end and said second end, said wrist pad having an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end, said outer surface having a bottom side and a top side, said outer surface having a front side and a back side each extending between said bottom side of said outer surface and said top side of said outer surface, said top side of said outer surface curving upwardly between each of said front side and said back side such that said wrist pad has a Quonset shape wherein said top side of said outer surface is configured to conform to a shape of the wrist of the user when the wrist of the user is positioned on said top side of said outer surface, said perimeter edge of said mouse pad having a rear side and a forward side, said perimeter edge of said mouse pad having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side extending between and being perpendicular to said rear side and said forward side, said bottom side of said outer surface of said wrist pad being coupled to said top surface of said mouse pad, said wrist pad being oriented such that said first end of said wrist pad is spaced from and is oriented parallel to said first lateral side of said perimeter edge of said mouse pad, said wrist pad being oriented such that said second end of said mouse pad is spaced from and is oriented parallel to said second lateral side of said perimeter edge of said mouse pad, said wrist pad being positioned closer to said rear side of said perimeter edge of said mouse pad than said forward side of said perimeter edge of said mouse pad wherein said wrist pad is configured to be positioned to place a hand of the user in front of said wrist pad when the wrist of the user is positioned on said top side of said outer surface of said wrist pad, said wrist pad being oriented such that said back side of said outer surface of said wrist pad is oriented parallel to said rear side of said perimeter edge of said mouse pad;
• a cover being positioned over said wrist pad, said cover being coupled to said mouse pad such that said cover encloses said wrist pad, said cover having a lowermost surface and a coupled edge, said lowermost surface being coupled to said top side of said outer surface of said wrist pad, said lowermost surface being coupled to said front side of outer surface of said wrist pad, said lowermost surface being coupled to said first end of said wrist pad, said lowermost surface being coupled to said second end of said wrist pad, said coupled edge being coupled to said top surface of said mouse pad, said coupled edge extending around a full perimeter of said bottom side of said outer surface of said wrist pad;
• a heating element being integrated into said wrist pad, said heating element being in thermal communication with said wrist pad, said resiliently compressible material of said wrist pad comprising a thermally conductive material, said heating element heating said wrist pad when said heating element is turned on wherein said heating element is configured to heat the wrist of the user when the wrist of the user is positioned on said wrist pad, said heating element being elongated to extend a partial distance between said first end and said second end of said wrist pad, said heating element being positioned between said top side of said outer surface of said wrist pad and said bottom side of said outer surface of said wrist pad, said heating element comprising a series of coils each extending a partial distance between said front side of said outer surface of said wrist pad and said back side of said outer surface of said wrist pad, said series of coils being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed along said partial distance said first end of said wrist pad and said second end of said wrist pad;
• a cooling element being integrated into said wrist pad, said cooling element being in thermal communication with said wrist pad, said cooling element cooling said wrist pad when said cooling element is turned on wherein said cooling element is configured to cool the wrist of the user when the wrist of the user is positioned on said wrist pad, said cooling element being positioned between said heating element and said top side of said outer surface of said wrist pad, said cooling element being elongated to extend between said first end and said second end of said wrist pad;
• a first power port being recessed into said wrist pad wherein said first power port is configured to insertably receive a power cord, said first power port being in electrical communication with said heating element, said first power port being in electrical communication with said cooling element, said first power port being located on said first end of said wrist pad, said first power port extending through a portion of said cover which is positioned on said first end of said wrist pad;
• a second power port being recessed into said wrist pad wherein said second power port is configured to insertably receive the power cord, said second power port being in electrical communication with said heating element, said second power port being in electrical communication with said cooling element, said second power cord being positioned on an opposite end of said wrist pad with respect to said first power port wherein each of said first power port and said second power port is configured to allow the user the option of plugging the power cord into either end of said wrist pad, said second power port being located on said second end of said wrist pad, said second power port extending through a portion of said cover which is positioned on said second end of said wrist pad;
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• a selector switch being movably integrated into said wrist pad wherein said selector switch is configured to be accessible to the user, said selector switch being in electrical communication with said heating element, said selector switch being in electrical communication with said cooling element, said selector switch being positionable in an off position, each of said heating element and said cooling element being turned off when said selector switch is in said off position, said selector switch being positionable in a heating position, said heating element being turned on when said selector switch is positioned in said heating position, said selector switch being positionable in a cooling position, said cooling element being turned on when said selector switch is positioned in said cooling position, said selector switch being located on said first end of said wrist pad, said selector switch extending through said portion of said cover which is positioned on said first end of said wrist pad.