Touch pad isolator

• US 20020093786A1
• Filed: 01/18/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maser H. Barry
• Original Assignee: Maser H. Barry
• Inventors: Maser, H. Barry
• Application Number:
  US09/765,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20020093786A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

A touch pad isolator for use with a computer having a touch pad pointing device. The touch pad isolator comprises a cover, attached to the computer adjacent a touch pad surface of the touch pad pointing device by means of a hinge which permits the cover to be rotated between a first position overlying the touch pad surface and a second position in which the touch pad surface is exposed.

Claims

1. A touch pad isolator, attachable to a computer having a touch pad pointing device including a touch pad surface, said touch pad isolator comprising a cover which is moveable from a first position overlying the touch pad surface to at least a second position exposing the touch pad surface.

2. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cover is hingedly attached to a surface of said computer in proximity to said touch pad surface whereby said cover is rotatable from said first position to said second position.

3. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 2 wherein said cover is releasably attached to a hinge which is attached to said computer surface.

4. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 2 wherein said cover is attached to a hinge which is releasably attached to said computer surface.

5. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 4 wherein said cover is attached to a hinge which is releasably attached to said computer surface using a velcro fastener.

6. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 4 wherein said cover is attached to a hinge which is releasably attached to said computer surface using a glue-type fastening means.

7. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 2 wherein at least one surface of said cover has textual material inscribed thereon.

8. A touch pad isolator in accordance with claim 2 including at least one writing pad is releasably attached to at least one surface of said cover.