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Wearable ergonomic computer mouse

  • US 20030038783A1
  • Filed: 08/27/2001
  • Published: 02/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer mouse that is worn on a computer user'"'"'s hand, comprising:

  • a base, said base having integrally formed strap brackets;

    a base attachment means for removably attaching said base to a user'"'"'s hand;

    a computer processing means carried by said base for developing mouse signals for input into a computer;

    a mouseball housing attached to said base;

    a mouseball supported within said mouseball housing so that said mouseball is capable of rotational movement;

    a mouseball motion tracking means carried by said base for developing an electrical signal that corresponds to the rotational movement of said mouseball, said mouseball motion tracking means being in electrical contact with said computer processing means;

    a mouse button signal transmitting means connected to said base and in electrical contact with said base and said computer processing means for transmitting electrical signals to said computer processing means and for providing electrical power;

    a mouse button finger attaching means connected to said mouse button signal transmitting means for removably attaching mouse buttons to a user;

    a mouse button means connected to said mouse button finger attaching means, said mouse button means for providing mouse button function signals to said computer processing means, said mouse button means being in electrical contact with said mouse button signal transmitting means and said computer processing means; and

    a mouse signal transmitting means connected to said base and in electrical contact with said computer processing means, said mouse signal transmitting means for transmitting said mouse button function signals and said electrical signals from said mouseball motion tracking means to said computer, and for providing electrical power to said base and said computer processing means.

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