Wrist pad for use with keyboards

• US 5,348,408 A
• Filed: 09/04/1992
• Issued: 09/20/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anthony Gelardi, John A. Gelardi, Leonard Goldman
• Original Assignee: Anthony Gelardi, John A. Gelardi, Leonard Goldman
• Inventors: Goldman, Leonard, Gelardi, Anthony, Gelardi, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Burr, Edgar S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Anthony H.
• Application Number:
  US07/940,840
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 400/715, 400/719, 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/118.3, 248/118.5, 248/918
• US Class Current: 400/715
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0371 Platforms for supporting wrists
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/00 Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A wrist and arm pad for use with keyboards is disclosed. The pad has a support means which is adjustable perpendicularly with respect to the keyboard for accommodating varying anatomies and preferences. The pad is also movable horizontally with respect to the keyboard, allowing the user to access all of the keyboard without removing wrists from the support. A preferred pad has a base with rollers and anti-skid pads, a movable support means lying on the base, and a flexible overlay peripherally attached to the base and enveloping the support means. Handles attached to the support means extend out of apertures in the envelope for adjustment. A frame is provided for holding the overlay to the base, and massage dots can be provided on the upper surface of the overlay. A platform plate and clamp are provided for extension of the work surface for attaching or placing of the wrist pad assembly.

Claims

1. A wrist pad for use with keyboards comprising a base, a movable wrist support member which is movable with respect to the base and extends upwards therefrom, a flexible overlay, an attachment means for attaching the flexible overlay peripherally to the base to at least partially envelop the movable support member, the support member being mounted for movement with respect to the overlay.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising rollers attached to the base for allowing for movement of the wrist pad.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the attachment means being a peripheral frame which attaches edges of the overlay to edges of the base.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the support member having an upraised cushioning means extending towards the overlay.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the cushioning means is a resilient foam support.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising at least one handle provided with the wrist support and extending out of the envelope for allowing the user to move the support member within the envelope.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one anti-skid pad provided on a bottom of the base.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the overlay having at least one layer of flexible foam material.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising the overlay having an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer being of foam material having a lower density than that of the outer layer of foam material.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising spaced, raised massage members extending upward from the overlay to massage the user'"'"'s wrist resting on the wrist pad.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the base being a generally elongated, flattened plate, the support member being a flattened, elongated bar which is slidable on the surface of the base perpendicular with respect to the keyboard, the bar further incorporating handles which protrude out of the envelope for facilitating movement of the bar by the user and further incorporating a cushioning member extending upwards away from the base plate along a substantial length of the bar, wherein the bar and cushioning member have widths less than that of the width of the base plate for changing the point of incidence between the user'"'"'s wrist and the support member with respect to the keyboard;

the overlay further being a flexible member peripherally attached to the base plate and allowing for movement of the support member within the envelope prescribed thereby.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an extension plate provided under the base for extending a work table, the plate being formed so as to allow for movement of the base and further having attachment means for attachment to the table'"'"'s edge.

11. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the raised massage members being relatively small, flattened massage disks.

14. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising the base being slidably attached to the plate.

15. A wrist pad for use with a keyboard comprising a base, a wrist support member carried by said base and extending upward therefrom, means mounting said wrist support member for movement relative to said base, a flexible overlay, and means to peripherally attach said flexible overlay to said base with said wrist support member at least partially enveloped between said base and said flexible overlay.

16. A hand support apparatus for use with a keyboard comprising an elongated base for mounting along a keyboard, a support mounted on the base for supporting hands of a user, and rollers mounted on the base for allowing side to side movements with respect to the keyboard without lifting the user'"'"'s wrists from the support, the support comprising a flexible overlay, an attachment for attaching the flexible overlay peripherally to the base and the support being mounted on the base under the overlay for movement with respect to the overlay.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the rollers are mounted beneath the base.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a non slip pad for positioning on a desk and wherein the rollers are mounted between the pad and the base.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the rollers are parallel and are transverse to an elongated direction of the base, and a lower surface of the base has attachment whereby the rollers are held in the base.