Ergonomic keyboard
AssigneeMetamorfyx
InventorsHernan 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.
Claims5
An ergonomic keyboard having a front edge corresponding to the vertical edge of the keyboard closest to the user;
- said keyboard comprising:
- a mount;
- at least one supporting leg attached to said mount near the front edge for adjusting said mount with respect to a horizontal axis;
- a wrist support attached to said mount;
- and
- a plurality of keys on said mount arranged in multiple rows in a V-shaped or chevron pattern, said keys having a concave striking surface whereby said surface of the keys within at least one row lie in a common oblique plane that slopes from said horizontal axis upwardly in a direction away from said front edge when said at least one support leg is extended.
An ergonomic keyboard supportable on an underlying support surface, said keyboard comprising:
- a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a front edge closest to a user and a rear edge;
- at least one support leg attached to said housing, said leg capable of raising said front edge above the support surface;
- said housing including a wrist support on said top surface extending along said front edge;
- and
- a plurality of keys on said top surface arranged in multiple rows in a V-shaped or chevron pattern, said keys having a concave striking surface whereby said surface of the keys within at least one row lie in a common oblique plane that slopes from said support surface upwardly in a direction away from said front edge when said at least one support leg is extended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.