Ergonomic computer mouse

• US 20060250364A1
• Filed: 05/09/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alex Gorbunov
• Original Assignee: Alex Gorbunov
• Inventors: Gorbunov, Alex
• Application Number:
  US11/125,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20060250364A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0333 Ergonomic shaped mouse for one hand
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

An ergonomic computer mouse designed for the left hand, has a palm operated inputting device that alleviates the strain placed on a right hand and right hand'"'"'s fingers. The device is motionless and does not contain a sensor for positioning the cursor, as with an ordinary mouse, and is operated by the user'"'"'s left palm for selection functions such as clicking and double clicking operations. The user uses the ordinary mouse in his right hand only for positioning the cursor. The mouse has a big button, ergonomically shaped to fit the user'"'"'s hand in a naturally relaxed position. Operations as “click” and “double click” are fulfilled by the palm of the left hand: a slight shifting of user'"'"'s palm generates clicks and double-clicks, where the user clicks only once to generate a double click.

Claims

1. An ergonomic computer mouse designed for use in a user'"'"'s left hand, comprising:

a motionless base having a first button designed to fit fully in a user'"'"'s left palm, said base adapted to be fixed on a work surface; and

a plurality of smaller buttons situated underneath said first button;

wherein the base has no sensor for positioning a cursor and wherein selection functions of the mouse are accomplished by a slight shifting of the user'"'"'s palm on the first button to depress one of the smaller buttons underneath the first button.

2. The mouse according claim 1, further comprising an adjustable mechanism for adjusting actuation force required to make selection functions.

3. The mouse according claim 1, further comprising an extra button on a side of the base to activate a “

right click”

function or another programmable function.

4. The mouse according claim 1, wherein all of said buttons are programmable for desired functions.

5. The mouse according to claim 1 further comprising a wheel on said base or said first button, said wheel controlling screen scrolling functions.

6. The mouse according to claim 1, wherein the first button is mounted to the base along a rocking axis and wherein there are two buttons under the first button, said two buttons being located one each on opposite sides of the axis, so that the first button may be depressed on only one side of the rocking axis at one time and allows only one of said two buttons to be depressed at any one time.