Arm and mouse support for operating a computer

• US 5,876,002 A
• Filed: 05/09/1997
• Issued: 03/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vivia C. White
• Original Assignee: Vivia C. White
• Inventors: Johnson, Louise L., White, Vivia C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US08/853,886
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/118.3, 248/918, 312/281, 108/69, 108/152
• US Class Current: 248/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/03 with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0395 Mouse pads
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

An arm and mouse support for attachment to a table or desk and supporting a mouse, mouse pad and computer user'"'"'s arm. In a preferred embodiment the arm and mouse support includes a rectangular support plate terminated by a pair of spaced plate clamps and clamp screws for mounting on the front overhang of the desk top. In another embodiment the support plate has a corner clamp which mounts on a corner of the desk top and is fitted with a pair of clamp screws for securing the corner clamp and extending support plate on the desk top. In another embodiment the support plate is hingedly connected to the plate clamps or corner clamp, and pivots from the functional configuration to an inverted configuration, resting on the desk top. In another embodiment the support plate includes a drawer clamp for mounting on a drawer partially extended from the desk. In another embodiment a pair of laterally-adjustable mount brackets, each fitted with clamp screws, are mounted on the bottom surface of the support plate for receiving the respective side panels of a drawer extended from the desk. In a further embodiment a pair of pivoting clamps are mounted on the bottom surface of the support plate for receiving the respective side panels of a drawer and the front end of the pivoted, angled support plate rests on the desk top.

Claims

1. An arm and mouse support for attachment to a structure and supporting a mouse and mouse pad for operating of a computer resting on the structure, said arm and mouse support comprising a support for supporting the mouse and mouse pad, and a corner clamp carried by said support and engaging the structure for attaching said support to the structure in substantially horizontal, extended configuration with respect to the structure.

2. The arm and mouse support of claim 1 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support for receiving the mouse pad.

4. The arm and mouse support of claim 1 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support for receiving the mouse pad and comprising at least one plate clamp provided on said corner clamp for engaging the structure and tightening said corner clamp on the structure.

3. The arm and mouse support of clam 1 comprising at least one plate clamp provided on said corner clamp for engaging the structure and tightening said corner clamp on the structure.

5. An arm and mouse support for attachment to a table or desk having a drawer and supporting a mouse and a mouse pad for operating a computer resting on the table or desk and further supporting the arm of a person operating the mouse, said arm and mouse support comprising a support plate for supporting the mouse pad, the mouse and arm of the mouse operator;

a pair of attachment clamps pivotally carried by said support plate for engaging the drawer in the table or desk; and

a clamp screw fitted in said attachment clamps for engaging the table or desk and securing said support plate to the drawer in the table or desk in selectively substantially horizontal, extended and pivoted configuration with respect to the table or desk.

6. The arm and mouse support of claim 5 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad.

7. An arm and mouse support for attachment to a pair of runners on a desk drawer extended from a desk and supporting a mouse pad and mouse for operating a computer resting on the desk top and supporting the arm of an operator operating the mouse, said arm and mouse support comprising a substantially rectangular support plate for supporting the mouse pad, mouse and arm of the operator;

a pair of mount brackets provided on said support plate in substantially parallel relationship with respect to each other for receiving the runners of the drawer, respectively; and

clamp means fitted in each of said mount brackets for securing said support plate to the runners of the drawer in substantially horizontal, extended relationship with respect to the desk top.

8. The arm and mouse support of claim 7 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad.

9. The arm and mouse support of claim 7 comprising a slotted plate mounted transversely on the bottom surface of said support plate and wherein said mount brackets are slidably mounted in said slotted plate for lateral adjustment.

10. The arm and mouse support of claim 7 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad and a slotted plate mounted transversely on the bottom surface of said support plate, and wherein said mount brackets are slidably mounted in said slotted plate for lateral adjustment.

11. An arm and mouse support for extending the desk top of a desk and supporting a mouse pad and mouse for operating a computer resting on the desk top and supporting the arm of an operator operating the mouse, said arm and mouse support comprising a support plate for supporting the mouse pad, mouse and arm of the operator;

at least one attachment clamp hingedly carried by said support plate for receiving the desk top; and

a clamp screw fitted in said attachment clamp for engaging the desk top and securing said support plate to the desk top, with said support plate pivotal from a first supporting position extending substantially horizontally from the desk top to a second, inverted position resting on the desk top.

12. The arm and mouse support of claim 11 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad.

13. The arm and mouse support of claim 11 wherein said attachment clamp comprises a pair of plate clamps provided on said support plate in spaced relationship with respect to each other.

14. The arm and mouse support of claim 11 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad and wherein said attachment clamp comprises a pair of plate clamps provided on said support plate in spaced relationship with respect to each other.

15. The arm and mouse support of claim 11 wherein said attachment clamp comprises a corner clamp for engaging the desk top.

16. The arm and mouse support of claim 15 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad.

17. An arm and mouse support for attachment to a pair of runners on a desk drawer extended from a desk and supporting a mouse pad and mouse for operating a computer resting on the desk top and further supporting the arm of an operator operating the mouse, said arm and mouse support comprising a support plate for supporting the mouse pad, mouse and arm of the operator and a drawer clamp provided on the end of said support plate for receiving the front panel of the drawer and supporting said support plate in substantially horizontal, extended configuration with respect to the desk top.

18. The arm and mouse support of claim 17 comprising a pad recess shaped in said support plate for receiving the mouse pad.