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US 5,828,034 AGranted
Warmed computer input peripherals for keeping a computer user's hand and fingers warm and comfortable
OwnerWen-Lung Changinventor
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Abstract
Computer input peripherals such as keyboards, mouse pointers, mouse pads, wrist rests and the like are described which include an internal or external source of thermal energy for radiantly, conductively and/or convectively keeping a computer user's hands and fingers warm and comfortable in cold environments.
Claims7
A computer input device for maintaining a computer user's hands and fingers warm and comfortable, comprising in combination:
- a frame structure supporting a plurality of manually manipulative mechanisms for generating data signals transmittable to a computer;
- a shell structure mounted on the frame structure providing an exterior surface with openings allowing for manipulation of the manipulative mechanisms by the computer user's hands and fingers, the mounted shell structure defining in combination with the fame structure, an interior volume beneath the shell structure;
- an electrical heater element located within the interior volume beneath the shell structure for warming the enclosed interior volume and shell structure, and
- a source of electrical energy connectable to the heater element for energizing the heater element causing it to radiate thermal energy.
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