Wireless mouse having receiver receptacle

• US 20060274043A1
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hang Lu
• Original Assignee: Hang Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Hang
• Granted Patent: US 7,479,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A wireless mouse having a receptacle for the storage of its wireless receiver is provided. When the wireless mouse is not in use, the wireless receiver could be inserted into a receptacle chamber built in the wireless mouse. An internal mechanism inside the wireless mouse automatically holds the wireless receiver in its position within the receptacle chamber. To remove the wireless receiver, a release button is engaged and the wireless receiver would be released and ejected out of the receptacle chamber.

Claims

1. A wireless mouse for a computing device operating along with a wireless receiver detachably installed on said computing device by transmitting RF signals to said wireless receiver, said wireless mouse comprising a front button cover, a rear cover, a main body, a circuit board, a snap-on element, and a bottom seat, wherein

said main body has a receptacle chamber configured in the middle of the rear section;

said receptacle chamber has an insertion slot at the rear end for receiving said wireless receiver;

a door is flexibly hinged to said insertion slot;

said receptacle chamber has a dimension matching that of said wireless receiver;

a spring element is configured in the front end of said receptacle chamber which is compressed when said wireless receiver is inserted;

said main body is positioned on top of said circuit board;

said circuit board is supported by and fixedly installed on said bottom seat;

said snap-on element is configured on said bottom seat at a location corresponding to the bottom of said receptacle chamber for the positioning and locking of said wireless receiver in the receptacle chamber;

said rear cover has a rectangular opening at the rear end to expose said door and said insertion slot of said receptacle chamber;

said bottom seat has a protruding tenon in the rear section of said bottom seat for embedding into a central through opening of said snap-on element;

said bottom seat has positioning pins for holding said snap-on element therebetween;

said snap-on element has a vertical blade extended into said receptacle chamber via a through opening configured at the bottom of said receptacle chamber and into a groove configured on the surface of said wireless receiver when said wireless receiver is inserted into said receptacle chamber, said vertical blade is surrounded by appropriate cutting such that said vertical blade could swing up and down flexibly; and

a release button is configured at the bottom of said snap-on element such that, when said release button is pressed, said vertical blade is moved downward to leave said groove of said wireless receiver with said protruding tenon as a pivot point and, therefore, a resilient force of said spring element ejects said wireless receiver out of said receptacle chamber.

2. The wireless mouse according to claim 1, wherein said release button is exposed by and hid inside a concaved button groove configured on said bottom seat.

3. The wireless mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a built-in chargeable battery and a jack for connecting said chargeable battery to an external power source via appropriate cabling for recharging.