FINGER-DRIVEN COMPUTER MOUSE

• US 20150363010A1
• Filed: 08/20/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Y. Wang
• Original Assignee: David Y. Wang
• Inventors: Wang, David Y.
• Granted Patent: US 9,740,309 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0333 Ergonomic shaped mouse for one hand
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0335 Finger operated miniaturized mouse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a finger-driven computer mouse. The finger-driven computer mouse includes a mouse housing and finger retention device adjacent thereto. The user inserts his or her finger tips in the finger retention device and can position the mouse across a flat surface by actions of the fingers except the thumb which is used to operate mouse buttons arranged on a side surface. The finger-driven mouse allows the wrist and hand muscles to be in a relaxed, natural posture.

Claims

1. A finger-driven computer mouse, comprising:

a computer mouse housing containing a plurality of computer mouse components; and

a fingertip retention device disposed adjacent the computer mouse housing, the fingertip retention device to receive each of a plurality of a user'"'"'s fingers.

2. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the fingertip retention device includes a fingertip trench.

3. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the fingertip retention device includes a plurality of fingertip tubes.

4. The finger-driven computer muse according to claim 1, wherein the fingertip retention device includes a plurality of fingertip straps.

5. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 1 further comprising a scroll wheel disposed adjacent to the fingertip retention device.

6. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of mouse buttons disposed on a first side of the computer mouse housing.

7. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 6, wherein the mouse buttons include a left click mouse button and a right click mouse button.

8. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 6, wherein the mouse buttons are reachable by the user'"'"'s thumb during use.

9. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 1, wherein the finger-driven computer mouse is made of plastic.

10. A finger-driven computer mouse, comprising:

a computer mouse housing containing a plurality of computer mouse components; and

a plurality of fingertip retainers disposed on the top of the computer mouse housing, the fingertip retainers capable of receiving a plurality of a user'"'"'s fingers.

11. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 10, further comprising a scroll wheel disposed adjacent to the finger strips.

12. A finger-driven computer mouse, comprising:

a computer mouse housing containing a plurality of computer mouse components;

a mouse housing extension extending from a first side of the computer mouse housing;

a fingertip trench disposed in the mouse housing extension.

13. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 12, further comprising a scroll wheel disposed adjacent to the fingertip trench.

14. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 12, further comprising a plurality of mouse buttons disposed on a second side of the computer mouse housing.

15. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 14, wherein the mouse buttons include a left click mouse button and a right click mouse button.

16. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 14, wherein the mouse buttons are reachable by the user'"'"'s thumb during use.

17. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 12, wherein the finger-driven computer mouse is made of plastic.

18. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 15, wherein the finger-driven computer mouse are reachable by a user'"'"'s thumb in use.

19. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 15, further comprising an insert disposed in the mouse housing extension wherein the fingertip trench disposed adjacent the insert.

20. The finger-driven computer mouse according to claim 19, wherein the insert is friction fit into the mouse housing extension and thereby removable by a user.