Notebook computer with wrist support

• US 6,887,005 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2003
• Issued: 05/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stanley A. Kim
• Original Assignee: Stanley A. Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Stanley A.
• Primary Examiner(s): COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES
• Application Number:
  US10/666,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20040062589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 400/715, 361/683, 361/680, 361/681, 361/682, 361/684, 361/685, 361/686, 345/168, 345/169, 341/22, 341/23, 341/24
• US Class Current: 400/715
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0371 Platforms for supporting wrists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/034 Support for hands or arms

Abstract

A notebook computer features a computer body with a top panel, a keyboard, and a pointing device; and a wrist support attached to the top panel whereby it does not interfere with the operation of the keyboard or pointing device. The wrist support is compressible and has a base with having a surface area of less than 60 cm² and a means for attaching the wrist support to the top panel of the notebook computer.

Claims

1. A notebook computer with attached wrist support, the notebook computer comprising:

a computer body having a top panel, a keyboard, and a pointing device; and

the wrist support being attached to the top panel of the notebook computer whereby the wrist support does not interfere with the operation of the keyboard or pointing device, wherein the wrist support is compressible and comprises a base having one or more flat surfaces the largest of the flat surfaces having a surface area of less than 60 cm² and a hook and loop type connector for attaching the wrist support to the top panel of the notebook computer.

2. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the notebook computer further comprises a video display and the notebook computer is reversibly configurable between a closed position wherein the video display is positioned immediately on top of the top panel, and an open position wherein the video display is positioned not immediately on top of the top panel, wherein the wrist support is sufficiently compressible that the notebook computer can be placed in the closed position with the wrist support attached to the top panel.

3. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the wrist support comprises a compressible material.

4. The notebook computer of claim 3, wherein the compressible material is synthetic sponge.

5. The notebook computer of claim 1, wherein the wrist support consists essentially of the base and the base comprises a compressible material.

6. The notebook computer of claim 5, wherein the compressible material is synthetic sponge.

7. A notebook computer with two attached wrist supports, the notebook computer comprising:

a computer body having a top panel, a video display, a keyboard, and a pointing device; and

a first wrist support being attached to the right side of the top panel of the notebook computer and a second wrist support being attached to the left side of the top panel of the notebook computer, whereby the wrist supports do not interfere with the operation of the keyboard or pointing device,

wherein the wrist supports are each compressible, and comprise a base having one or more flat surfaces the largest of the flat surfaces having a surface area of less than 60 cm² and a means for attaching each wrist support to the top panel of the notebook computer,

and wherein the notebook computer is reversibly configurable between a closed position wherein the video display is positioned immediately on top of the top panel, and an open position wherein the video display is positioned not immediately on to of the top panel, and the wrist supports are sufficiently compressible so that the notebook computer can be placed in the closed position with the wrist supports attached to the top panel.

8. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the means for attaching the wrist supports to the top panel of the notebook computer comprises a hook and loop type connector.

9. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the means for attaching to the wrist supports to the top panel of the notebook computer comprises an adhesive tape.

10. The notebook computer of claim 9, wherein the wrist supports each comprise a bottom part and the adhesive tape is attached to the bottom part of the wrist supports.

11. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the wrist supports each comprise a compressible material.

12. The notebook computer of claim 11, wherein the compressible material is synthetic sponge.

13. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the wrist supports consist essentially of the bases and the bases comprises a compressible material.

14. The notebook computer of claim 13, wherein the compressible material is synthetic sponge.

15. The notebook computer of claim 7, wherein the means for attaching to the wrist supports to the top panel of the notebook computer comprise an adhesive tape attached to the bottom part of the wrist supports and the wrist supports comprise a compressible material comprising synthetic sponge.