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US 5,848,773 AGranted
Mouse pad support pedestal
OwnerDavid O. Bourassainventor
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Abstract
A new mouse pad support pedestal for supporting a mouse pad on an arm of a chair. The inventive device includes a clamp device having a stationary clamping portion and a moveable clamping portion for attaching the apparatus to an arm of a chair, a support pedestal adapted to retain a mouse pad thereon, with the support pedestal being attached to the stationary clamping portion in a manner permitting adjustment of the support pedestal along the stationary clamping portion.
Claims9
An adjustable mouse pad support apparatus for attachment to an arm of a chair, comprising:
- a clamp means for clamping the apparatus to the arm of the chair;
- said clamp means including a moveable clamping portion and a stationary clamping portion;
- a support pedestal having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- the upper surface adapted to support a mouse pad thereon;
- and
- adjustable attachment means for adjustably attaching the support pedestal to the stationary clamping portion such that the support pedestal can be adjusted along the stationary clamping portion;
- wherein the stationary clamping portion includes a longitudinal groove formed in an upper surface thereof, said adjustable attachment means comprises a shaft extending from the lower surface of the support pedestal and an enlarged head portion attached to an end of the shaft and disposed within the groove;
- wherein a bottom of the enlarged head portion is disposed within a slide member located at a bottom of the groove;
- and
- a spring is disposed between the slide member and the bottom of the enlarged head portion.
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A support apparatus for a mouse pad for attachment to an arm of a chair comprising:
- a clamp device for clamping the apparatus to the arm of the chair;
- said clamp device including a moveable clamping portion and a stationary clamping portion adapted to clamp the arm therebetween;
- a support pedestal having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- said upper surface including a recessed region sized to retain the mouse pad therein;
- attachment means extending from the lower surface for attaching the support pedestal to the stationary clamping portion;
- and
- said attachment means permitting adjustment of the support pedestal longitudinally along the stationary clamping portion;
- wherein the stationary clamping portion includes:
- a longitudinal groove formed in an upper surface thereof;
- said attachment means comprises a shaft extending from the lower surface of the support pedestal and an enlarged head portion attached to an end of the shaft and disposed within the groove;
- wherein a bottom of the enlarged head portion is disposed within a slide member adapted for sliding movement along a bottom of the groove;
- and a spring is disposed between the slide member and the bottom of the enlarged head portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.