Ergonomic keyboard

• US 6,840,690 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2002
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Metamorfyx LLC
• Original Assignee: Metamorfyx LLC
• Inventors: Granadimo, Robert, Camacho, Herman
• Primary Examiner(s): Funk, Stephen R.
• Application Number:
  US10/273,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20030035677A1
• Time in Patent Office: 816 Days
• Field of Search: 400/486, 400/488, 400/489, 400/490, 400/492, 400/715, D14/115
• US Class Current: 400/489
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 5/10 Arrangements of keyboards , e.g. key button disposition
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0208 Arrangements for adjusting the tilt angle of a keyboard, e.g. pivoting legs for keyboards integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/1667
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/807 characterised by the spatial arrangement of the contact sites, e.g. superimposed sites
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/028 on planes with different or alterable inclination, e.g. convex plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/034 Support for hands or arms
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2225/022 other then row-column disposition

Abstract

An ergonomic keyboard having a mount and a plurality of keys arranged in a plurality of unbroken adjacent rows is provided. Each row is comprised of an arcuate portion, a left portion, and a right portion. The left and right portions extend tangentially from the left and right sides of the arcuate portion, respectively. The arcuate portion, of each row is convex to the user side of the keyboard, and at least two keys in each arcuate portion are elongated. Alphanumeric indicia on the keys can be arranged in the QWERTY pattern.

Claims

1. An ergonomic keyboard having a front edge corresponding to a vertical edge of the keyboard closest to the user said keyboard comprising:

a mount having a front edge lateral curvature;

a wrist support attached to said mount, said wrist support having a support leg for adjusting the height of said wrist support; and

a plurality of keys on said mount arranged in multiple rows in a V-shaped or chevron pattern, said rows having an arcuate portion relative to the lateral curvature of said front edge.