Wrist saver

• US 20100230556A1
• Filed: 03/10/2010
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gitan Mayer
• Original Assignee: Gitan Mayer
• Inventors: Mayer, Gitan
• Application Number:
  US12/659,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20100230556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203

Abstract

A wrist saver for a laptop computer having a monitor screen, a base housing, a keyboard on the base housing and a centered mouse pad on the base housing. The wrist saver includes a four rounded corners rectangular wrist pad having an optimal height between two to three millimeters, so that the monitor screen of the laptop computer can be closed without damage thereto. A structure is for retaining the wrist pad onto a top surface of the base housing in front of the keyboard, between the centered mouse pad and an edge of the base housing. An antimicrobial protective surface is formed on a fabric cover of the pad. The wrist pad will comfortably support a hand of a person using the laptop computer.

Claims

1. A wrist saver for a laptop computer having a monitor screen, a base housing, a keyboard on the base housing and a centered mouse pad on the base housing, said wrist saver comprising:

a) a wrist pad having an optimal height between two to three millimeters, so that the monitor screen of the laptop computer can be closed without damage thereto; and

b) means for retaining said wrist pad onto a top surface of the base housing in front of the keyboard, between the centered mouse pad and an edge of the base housing, wherein said wrist pad will comfortably support a hand of a person using the laptop computer.

2. The wrist saver as recited in claim 1, wherein said wrist pad comprises:

a) a compressible hollow inner component;

b) a gel mold carried within said compressible hollow inner component; and

c) a fabric cover extending about said compressible hollow inner component.

3. The wrist saver as recited in claim 2, wherein said compressible hollow inner component is fabricated out of a soft plastic material.

4. The wrist saver as recited in claim 2, wherein said fabric cover is coated with an antimicrobial protective surface, making said fabric cover easier to clean and withstand daily wear and tear of everyday use.

5. The wrist saver as recited in claim 1, wherein said wrist pad is generally rectangular in shape with four rounded corners.

6. The wrist saver as recited in claim 1, wherein said retaining means comprises:

a) a plate having a top surface affixed to bottom of said at least one wrist pad; and

b) an adhesive layer applied onto a bottom surface of said plate to permanently secure said wrist pad in place.

7. The wrist saver as recited in claim 6, wherein said retaining means further comprises a non-slip peel away cover strip on said adhesive layer to allow said wrist pad to be held in a stationary position and be removed when needed.

8. The wrist saver as recited in claim 1, wherein said wrist pad is sized two inches wide and between two to four inches length, so that two of said wrist pads can each be located on an opposite side of the centered mouse pad, if the person wants to rest both left and right wrists over the base housing.