Ergonomic housing for a micro computer
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1. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
- an upper surface for positioning at least one interface component thereon; and
a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein wherein said finger saddle has a generally U-shaped configuration defined by opposing sides of said housing wherein at least one of said sides of said housing is tapered at said generally U-shaped configuration, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position.
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Abstract
An ergonomic housing for a micro computer which has an upper surface for positioning interface components thereon and a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion. A finger saddle is defined between the front portion and the rear portion for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein and enabling the micro computer housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position.
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68 Claims
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1. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface for positioning at least one interface component thereon; and a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein wherein said finger saddle has a generally U-shaped configuration defined by opposing sides of said housing wherein at least one of said sides of said housing is tapered at said generally U-shaped configuration, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface for positioning at least one interface component thereon; a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein; and a pair of side surfaces each having a front portion and a rear portion also defining therebetween said recessed finger saddle, said side surfaces extending between said upper and lower surfaces, wherein said rear portion and front portion of at least one of said side surfaces define said finger saddle which has a generally U-shaped configuration and wherein the rear portion of the at least one side surface includes a beveled portion which extends within said finger saddle, conforming to the natural contour of an operator'"'"'s relaxed finger, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface for positioning at least one interface component thereon; and a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein wherein said finger saddle has a generally U-shaped configuration in a first direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said housing, and a generally U-shaped configuration in a second direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing, said finger saddle having a concave portion facing said rear portion, conforming to the natural contour of an operator'"'"'s relaxed finger, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface for positioning at least one interface component thereon; and a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle having a generally U-shaped configuration in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing configured to receive and substantially encompass an operator'"'"'s finger therein, a portion of said upper surface opposite said generally U-shaped configuration being generally planar, said generally U-shaped configuration enabling said housing to perch on the operator'"'"'s finger when said housing is held within an angle of between 0° and
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from the horizontal, and thereby allowing the operation of said at least one interface component without requiring the housing to be firmly squeezed by the remaining fingers of the operator'"'"'s hand.
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38. An ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface; a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle for receiving an operator'"'"'s finger therein, wherein said finger saddle has a generally U-shaped configuration defined by opposing side surfaces of said housing, in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing wherein at least one of said sides of said housing is tapered at said generally U-shaped configuration conforming to the natural contour of an operator'"'"'s relaxed finger, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position; and a removable portion for selectively receiving an accessory module. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64)
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54. Ergonomic housing for a micro computer comprising:
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an upper surface; a lower surface having a front portion and a rear portion defining therebetween a recessed finger saddle having a generally U-shaped configuration in a first direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said housing, and a generally U-shaped configuration in a second direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said housing wherein a concave portion of said generally U-shared configuration faces said rear portion, for receiving therein an operator'"'"'s finger, enabling said housing to be comfortably held in an operator'"'"'s hand when the operator'"'"'s hand is in its naturally relaxed position; and an aperture defined in said front portion at a downwardly diverging angle transverse to the longitudinal axis of said housing to enable interaction of the micro computer with a desired target with minimal movement of an operator'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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