Ergometric combination adjustable keyboard support stand and wrist rest, particularly for avoidance of carpal tunnel syndrome

A combination wrist rest, keyboard support, and pencil box apparatus for use on a level support surface, the apparatus comprising:

• an adjustable wrist rest, resting on the support surface and having and defining an interior cavity for holding pencils, for supporting a typist's wrist above the support surface, the adjustable wrist rest including
• a padded member upon which the typist's wrist is supported, and
• means for adjusting the padded member in elevation relative to the support surface upon which it rests and relative to the wrist rest to which it connects;
• an adjustable keyboard support member, resting on the support surface and connected to the wrist rest, for supporting a keyboard above the support surface, the adjustable keyboard support member including
• a planar member upon which the keyboard is supported, and
• means for adjusting the planar member in angle relative to the level support surface;
• and
• a connection means for movably connecting the wrist rest to the keyboard support member, the connection means including
• a hinge pivotally connecting the rest to the keyboard support member;
• wherein the typist may rest his/her wrist upon the wrist rest while keystroking the keyboard supported upon the keyboard support member.

An ergonomically correct, manually adjustable, and, from time to time, manually variable, wrist rest for supporting a typist's wrist relative to a keyboard in order to minimize carpal tunnel syndrome, the wrist rest comprising:

• an angularly adjustable keyboard support means, manually selectively adjustable in angle relative to an exterior surface upon which it rests, for supporting a base of a keyboard at various small acute angles relative to level;
• and
• a wrist rest, positioned towards the typist from and connected to the keyboard support member, manually adjustable in elevation above the exterior surface upon which it rests for supporting the typist's wrist at various elevations relative to the selectively angled keyboard, the wrist rest having
• an eccentric cam manually rotatable in position under force of the fingers for conveniently manually adjusting the keyboard in elevation;
• wherein the keyboard may be supported by the keyboard support member at an ergonomically neutral position relative to the angle of the typist's forearm, wrist and fingers;
• wherein, one the keyboard is supported in the ergonomically neutral position, the wrist may be conveniently, and at various times and frequencies desired by the typist, supported at various elevations also desired by the typist relative to the surface, and to the keyboard;
• wherein the ergonomic neutral position of the typist's forearm, wrist and fingers is substantially maintained nonetheless that the elevation, and attendant magnitude, of support provided to the typist's wrist is conveniently variable to reduce fatigue.