Wrist support for use with a computer mouse
OwnerCarmen Dilloninventor
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Abstract
A wrist support for supporting a hand, wrist and forearm of a person during operation a computer mouse. The support forms a channel or cradle, which receives the palm, wrist and upper forearm. The support further comprises a thumb support extending and a fifth finger support extending to create an abducted position of the thumb and fifth finger relative to the remainder of the hand to relieve pressure on the median nerve in the wrist, leaving the second, third, and forth finger to operate the mouse. This configuration may ease strain on the wrist and may be advantageously used by persons with carpal tunnel syndrome. This support is constructed from hard plastic material and has a base which glides freely over hard flat surfaces.
Claims13
A wrist support for use with a computer mouse comprising:
- a substantially rigid main body portion contoured to cradle a heel of the hand, a wrist and a distal portion of the forearm of a user;
- wherein the main body portion defines a longitudinally extending channel to supportingly receive the heal of the hand, and wrist and the distal portion of the forearm in a neutral position;
- wherein the main body portion extends longitudinally beyond the heal of the hand to terminate a position substantially corresponding to the base of the fingers of the hand;
- wherein the main body portion further comprises a protuberance adjacent the longitudinally extending channel at a position selected to supportingly contact the radial portion of the wrist adjacent the base of the user's thumb;
- wherein the protuberance is substantially crescent shaped;
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- a thumb support extending longitudinally beyond the main body portion;
- wherein the thumb support is shaped and positioned to maintain the thumb of a user in a laterally abducted position relative to the palm of the hand;
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- wherein the thumb support is raised above the plane of the body portion to maintain the thumb of a user in a raised position relative to the palm of the hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.