Finger activated mouse device/switching device
OwnerQiankun Wuinventor
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Abstract
The embodiments herein show a switching device/mouse device activated by proximal phalanx of a finger(s). The switching device/mouse is ergonomically designed to prevent carpal-tunnel effect and bending of fingers. The switching device/mouse includes an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and sidewalls. The switching device/mouse includes an upper levers/elongated buttons pivotally supported by the top wall. The upper levers/elongated buttons are elevated surfaces to better support a user's fingers in a rest position. The mouse is operated by pressing down on the elevated surfaces of the upper levers with the proximal phalanx of the fingers without bending the fingers.
Claims15
A finger activated mouse device/switching device comprising:
- an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of opposing side walls;
- a plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons pivotally supported on the top wall, and wherein the upper levers/elongated buttons is downwardly displaced from the top wall with a proximal phalanx of the finger, and wherein the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons is attached on the top wall through at least one support arm;
- a pair of restoring elements positioned within the enclosure, and wherein the pair of restoring elements includes a first restoring element and a second restoring element, and wherein the first restoring element and the second restoring element are respectively connected to the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons, and wherein the first restoring element and the second restoring element are respectively configured to displace the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons back to a home position or rest position after the completion of the displacement operation of the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons;
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- a pair of switching elements positioned within the enclosure, and wherein the pair of switching elements includes a first switching element and a second switching element, and wherein the first switching element and the second switching element are respectively connected to the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons, and wherein the first switching element and the second switching element are respectively activated, when the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons is displaced downwardly;
- an elevated surface arranged on the top wall, and wherein the elevated surface is designed and configured to receive a hand of a user during a non-use condition or non-operative condition of the mouse, and wherein the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons is elevated to receive fingers of the user during a use condition, and wherein the plurality of upper levers/elongated buttons is configured to be operated with a proximal phalanx of the fingers, wherein said upper levers may or may not be connected to at lease said one support arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.