Wrist rest apparatus

• US 5,158,255 A
• Filed: 01/08/1992
• Issued: 10/27/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomas D. Fuller
• Original Assignee: Thomas D. Fuller
• Inventors: Fuller, Thomas D.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C
• Application Number:
  US07/818,143
• Time in Patent Office: 293 Days
• Field of Search: 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/118.3, 248/118.5, 400/715
• US Class Current: 248/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0371 Platforms for supporting wrists
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0092 Articulated arm used as wrist support
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0093 Wrist pad cover

Abstract

Wrist support apparatus includes a central core element with a yieldable foam element disposed about the central core, and an outer covering of relatively soft material. The apparatus defines a generally cylindrical element which may be placed adjacent to a keyboard by a user and which may be picked up by a user of the keyboard and used as an exercise element for a user'"'"'s fingers and hands and which may be positioned in any of a variety of positions or orientations in accordance with the particular desires of the user of the particular apparatus.

Claims

1. Wrist rest and exercise apparatus, for a user'"'"'s wrists, hands, and fingers comprising, in combination:

core means comprising a generally cylindrical core for providing a relatively rigid form;

resilient means disposed on and surrounding the core means for providing a cushion for a user'"'"'s wrist and having a generally irregular surface for providing a relatively changing area for contacting the user'"'"'s wrists; and

covering means disposed about the resilient means and comprising an outer covering completely enclosing both the core means and the resilient means on which a user'"'"'s wrists may be disposed and which may be grasped by a user'"'"'s hand for picking up the apparatus for exercising the hand and the fingers of the hand.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the core means comprises a tubular element.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the resilient means comprises a resilient foam element.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the covering means comprises a relatively soft fabric.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 in which the covering means further comprises a tricot material.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the generally irregular surface comprises an egg crate type surface.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the resilient means includes a bottom on which the apparatus may be disposed for use as a wrist rest.