Ergonomic keyboard including arcuate elongated keys
AssigneeMetamorfyx
InventorsHerman Camacho, Robert Granadino
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Abstract
An ergonomic keyboard having a mount and a plurality of keys arranged in a plurality of unbroken adjacent rows is provided. Each row is comprised of an arcuate portion, a left portion, and a right portion. The left and right portions extend tangentially from the left and right sides of the arcuate portion, respectively. The arcuate portion, of each row is convex to the user side of the keyboard, and at least two keys in each arcuate portion are elongated. Alphanumeric indicia on the keys can be arranged in the QWERTY pattern.
Claims39
An ergonomic keyboard, comprising:
- a. a mount;
- b. a plurality of keys on said mount arranged in a plurality of unbroken adjacent rows, each row comprised of an arcuate portion, a left portion and a right portion, said left and right portions extending tangentially from the left and right sides of the arcuate portion, respectively, and said arcuate portion of each unbroken row being convex to the user side of the keyboard and comprising at least two elongated keys, the elongation of said elongated keys increasing as said plurality of rows approach the user side of the keyboard.
An ergonomic keyboard, comprising:
- a. a mount;
- b. a plurality of keys arranged in four unbroken adjacent rows and having a QWERTY typing layout, each row comprised of an arcuate portion, a left portion and a right portion, said left and right portions extending tangentially from the left and right sides of the arcuate portion, respectively, and said arcuate portion of each unbroken row being convex toward the user side of the keyboard and comprising at least two elongated keys, the elongation of said elongated keys increasing as said unbroken rows approach the user side of the keyboard.
An ergonomic keyboard, comprising:
- a. a mount;
- b. a plurality of keys on said mount arranged in a plurality of unbroken adjacent rows, each row comprised of an arcuate portion, a left portion and a right portion, said left and right portions extending tangentially from the left and right sides of the arcuate portion, respectively, and said arcuate portion of each unbroken row being convex to the user side of the keyboard and comprising at least two elongated keys, the elongation of said elongated keys increasing as said plurality of rows approach the user side of the keyboard;
- c. a wrist support pivotally attached to said mount;
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- d. support legs pivotally attached to said wrist support, wherein the upper surface of said mount slopes downwardly away from the user when said support legs are in a down position.
An ergonomic keyboard according to claim 27, wherein:
- the stroking surface of the keys within a row of said plurality of rows lie in a common oblique plane that slopes upwardly in a direction away from the user;
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- each row of said keys has an upward slope that is greater than or equal to 0.degree. with respect to the horizontal when the support legs are in the down position.
An ergonomic keyboard, comprising:
- a. a mount;
- b. a plurality of keys located on said mount and arranged in a plurality of adjacent rows;
- c. a wrist support pivotally attached to said mount;
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- d. support legs pivotally attached to said wrist support, wherein the upper surface of said mount slopes downwardly away from the user when said support legs are in a down position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.