D. pad
First Claim
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.
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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.
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23 Claims
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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.
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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.
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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.
- 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.
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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.
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