D. pad

• US 5,374,018 A
• Filed: 12/21/1992
• Issued: 12/20/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daneshvar, Yousef
• Original Assignee: Daneshvar, Yousef
• Inventors: Daneshvar, Yousef
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSS, J
• Application Number:
  US07/994,514
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 248/118.1, 248/118.3, 248/118, 248/176, 248/918, 248/676, 400/715, 340/711, 340/709
• US Class Current: 248/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0371 Platforms for supporting wrists
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

A support pad for a keyboard has a number of features including a cover that is attached along the rear edge of the pad and can be pulled over a keyboard on the pad, a riser system for achieving desired height and angulation, and a wrist and/or palm support pad. The riser system is disposed between the support pad and an underlying horizontal surface. One or more inflatable balloons are used to set the height and angulation of the wrist and/or support pad. The support pad for both the keyboard and the palms and/or wrists has an upper exterior layer below which one or more layers of soft plastic bubbles are disposed.

Claims

1. A keyboard support for supporting a keyboard on a generally horizontal surface comprising,

a keyboard support pad comprising a top surface and a bottom surface,

keyboard-receiving means in said top surface for receiving a keyboard,

means defining a riser cavity in said bottom surface,

and riser means disposed in said riser cavity for supporting said support pad on such a generally horizontal surface at a desired height and angulation.

2. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 1 further including a palm and/or wrist support pad for supporting a person'"'"'s palms and/or wrists while using a keyboard disposed in said keyboard-receiving means, said palm and/or wrist support pad having a top surface on which the palms and/or wrists rest and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said palm and/or wrist support pad comprising a riser cavity and further riser means disposed in said palm and/or wrist support cavity for supporting said palm and/or wrist support pad on such a generally horizontal surface.

3. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 2 in which said further riser means comprises inflatable balloon means.

4. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 2 further including means for separably attaching said palm and/or wrist support pad to said keyboard support pad.

5. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 2 in which said palm and/or wrist support pad comprises a ledge that overlaps an edge of said keyboard-receiving means that is toward said palm and/or wrist support pad so that said ledge will overlie an edge of a keyboard disposed in said keyboard-receiving meats.

6. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 1 in which said riser means comprises plural riser elements arranged in a stack.

7. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 6 including means holding said plural riser elements in the stack.

8. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 2 in which said keyboard support pad and said palm and/or wrist support pad meet at an angle that is flexible.

9. A keyboard support for supporting a keyboard on a generally horizontal surface comprising,

a keyboard support pad comprising a top surface,

keyboard-receiving means in said top surface for receiving a keyboard,

and a palm and/or wrist support pad for supporting a person'"'"'s palms and/or wrists while using a keyboard disposed in said keyboard-receiving means, said palm and/or wrist support pad having a top surface on which the palms and/or wrists rest and a bottom surface, and said palm and/or wrist support pad comprising inflatable interior chamber means that can be inflated to a desired degree of inflation for providing a desired degree of underlying support of said top surface of said palm and/or wrist support pad.

10. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 9 in which said inflatable interior chamber means comprises a balloon disposed within said palm and/or wrist support pad.

11. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 9 in which said inflatable interior chamber means comprises multiple inflatable chambers.

12. A keyboard support for supporting a keyboard on a generally horizontal surface comprising,

a keyboard support pad comprising a top surface,

keyboard-receiving means in said top surface for receiving a keyboard,

and a cover for covering a keyboard in said keyboard-receiving means, said cover comprising an edge portion that is attached to an edge portion of said keyboard support pad for holding such cover edge portion while said cover is pulled to cover such a keyboard.

13. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 12 in which said cover further comprises elastic means in other edge portions thereof for holding the cover in covering relation to such a keyboard.

14. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 12 in which said edge portion of said cover is separably attached to said first-mentioned edge portion of said cover.

15. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 14 in which such separable attachment comprises a Velcro_TM fastening system.

16. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 12 in which said edge portion of said keyboard support pad is behind such a keyboard relative to a person using such a keyboard so that the person pulls the cover toward him when covering such a keyboard.

17. A keyboard support as set forth in claim 12 further including adjustment screws at four underlying corners for adjusting the keyboard support pad to such a horizontal support surface.

18. A palm and/or wrist support pad for supporting a person'"'"'s palms and/or wrists while using a keyboard, said support pad comprising a top surface on which the palms and/or wrists rest and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said palm and/or wrist support pad comprising a riser cavity and riser means disposed in said cavity for supporting said palm and/or wrist support pad on horizontal surface at a desired height and angulation.

19. A palm and/or wrist support pad as set forth in claim 18 in which said riser means comprises inflatable balloon means.

20. A palm and/or wrist support pad as set forth in claim 18 further including a keyboard support pad that meets with said palm and/or wrist support pad at an angle that is flexible.

21. A palm and/or wrist support pad for supporting a person'"'"'s palms and/or wrists while using a keyboard, said palm and/or wrist support pad having a top surface on which the palms and/or wrists rest, and inflatable interior chamber means that can be inflated to a desired degree of inflation for providing a desired degree of underlying support of said top surface of said palm and/or wrist support pad.

22. Support means for supporting both a keyboard and palms and/or wrists of a person using such a keyboard, said support means comprising a layer of material forming an upper exterior of said support means on which at least one of such a keyboard and palms and/or wrists of a person using such a keyboard rest, and one or more layers of soft plastic bubbles underlying said layer of material to provide underlying cushioned support for said at least one of such a keyboard and palms and/or wrists of a person using such a keyboard.

23. Support means as set forth in claim 22 further including inflatable balloon means underlying said one or more layers of soft plastic bubbles for setting a desired height for said upper exterior of said support means.