Keyboard support with multi-positional mouse pad
First Claim
1. A support pad arrangement for a computer keyboard, comprising:
- a main keyboard support pad having a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supporting the keyboard thereon;
an auxiliary support pad defining thereon a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supportive engagement with a computer mouse;
a supporting structure for movably supporting said pad arrangement from a work surface, said supporting structure having a first end connected to said main pad and a second end connected to the work surface, and said supporting structure being free of connection to said auxiliary support pad; and
a multi-positional connecting structure directly connecting said auxiliary pad to said main support pad and defining a generally horizontal pivot axis, said connecting structure being configured and disposed to permit ready removal and separation of said auxiliary pad from a first side of said main support pad and ready reattachment of said auxiliary pad to a second side of said main support pad, said connecting structure including first and second connecting members respectively mounted on said first and second sides of said main pad, and a third connecting member associated with said auxiliary pad, said third connecting member being configured to cooperatively engage with one of said first and second connecting members to create a plurality of discrete angular positions of said auxiliary pad with respect to said main pad by pivoting said auxiliary pad about the pivot axis when said auxiliary pad is positioned adjacent said first and second sides, respectively.
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Abstract
A keyboard support arrangement which includes both a main support pad for a keyboard, and an auxiliary support pad for a mouse. The auxiliary support pad is removably and multiply positionable on and relative to the main support pad to provide increased convenience and flexibility of use with respect to the mouse support pad. The auxiliary pad is totally separable from the main pad, and a releasable and multi-positional connecting structure is provided for permitting the auxiliary pad to be mounted directly on the main pad adjacent either side edge thereof. The connecting structure also enables the auxiliary pad to be positioned relative to the main pad at one of many different angular relationships.
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13 Claims
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1. A support pad arrangement for a computer keyboard, comprising:
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a main keyboard support pad having a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supporting the keyboard thereon; an auxiliary support pad defining thereon a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supportive engagement with a computer mouse; a supporting structure for movably supporting said pad arrangement from a work surface, said supporting structure having a first end connected to said main pad and a second end connected to the work surface, and said supporting structure being free of connection to said auxiliary support pad; and a multi-positional connecting structure directly connecting said auxiliary pad to said main support pad and defining a generally horizontal pivot axis, said connecting structure being configured and disposed to permit ready removal and separation of said auxiliary pad from a first side of said main support pad and ready reattachment of said auxiliary pad to a second side of said main support pad, said connecting structure including first and second connecting members respectively mounted on said first and second sides of said main pad, and a third connecting member associated with said auxiliary pad, said third connecting member being configured to cooperatively engage with one of said first and second connecting members to create a plurality of discrete angular positions of said auxiliary pad with respect to said main pad by pivoting said auxiliary pad about the pivot axis when said auxiliary pad is positioned adjacent said first and second sides, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A support pad arrangement for a computer keyboard, comprising:
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a main keyboard support pad having a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supporting the keyboard thereon; an auxiliary support pad defining thereon a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supportive engagement with a computer mouse, said auxiliary support pad being wholly separable from said main support pad; a supporting structure connected to said main support pad for movably supporting said pad arrangement from a work surface, said supporting structure being free of connection to said auxiliary support pad; and a multi-positional connecting structure detachably and directly connecting said auxiliary pad to said main support pad for permitting said auxiliary pad to be positioned directly adjacent at least one side of said main support pad and supported directly therefrom; said connecting structure defining a generally horizontal pivot axis and including a first toothed connecting member non-rotatably associated with said main support pad and a second toothed connecting member non-rotatably associated with said auxiliary pad, said second toothed connecting member being configured to cooperatively mate with said first toothed connecting member and being pivotable about the pivot axis along with said auxiliary pad to enable positioning of said auxiliary support pad in a plurality of different angular relationships relative to the main support pad. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A support pad arrangement for a computer keyboard, comprising:
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a main keyboard support pad having a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supporting the keyboard thereon; an auxiliary support pad defining thereon a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supportive engagement with a computer mouse; a supporting structure connected to said main support pad for movably supporting said pad arrangement from a work surface, said supporting structure being free of connection to said auxiliary support pad; and a multi-positional connecting structure directly connecting said auxiliary pad to said main support pad, said connecting structure being configured and disposed to permit removal and separation of said auxiliary pad from a first side of said main support pad and reattachment of said auxiliary pad to a second side of said main support pad, said connecting structure including first and second connecting members each having a toothed portion and being respectively mounted on said first and second sides of said main pad, and a third connecting member associated with said auxiliary pad said third connecting member having a toothed portion configured to cooperatively engage with said toothed portion of one of said first and second connecting members to create a plurality of discrete annular positions of said auxiliary pad with respect to said main pad when said auxiliary pad is positioned adjacent said first and second sides, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A support pad arrangement for a computer keyboard, comprising:
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a main keyboard support pad having a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supporting the keyboard thereon, said main pad having front and rear edges and first and second side edges extending transversely between and interconnecting said front and rear edges; an auxiliary support pad defining thereon a generally horizontally enlarged upper surface adapted for supportive engagement with a computer mouse, said auxiliary pad being wholly separable from said main pad; a supporting structure connected to said main pad and projecting transversely from said front edge thereof for movably supporting said pad arrangement from a work surface, said supporting structure being free of connection to said auxiliary pad; and a connecting structure configured to directly and detachably connect said auxiliary pad to said main pad adjacent either of said first and second side edges and defining a generally horizontal pivot axis which extends transversely of said first and second side edges, said connecting structure including an elongate support element having a first end slidably supported on said main pad and slidably movable relative thereto in a direction substantially parallel to the pivot axis, and a second end associated with said auxiliary pad, and a locking arrangement cooperating between said main and auxiliary pads configured to permit said auxiliary pad to be positioned in a plurality of discrete and fixed angular positions with respect to said main pad by pivoting of said auxiliary pad about the pivot axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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Specification