Ergonomic mouse

• US 6,921,054 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2002
• Issued: 07/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jimmy-Quang V. Doan
• Original Assignee: Jimmy-Quang V. Doan
• Inventors: Doan, Jimmy-Quang V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WUJCIAK, ALFRED J
• Application Number:
  US10/173,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20030230680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: 248/918, 248/118, 248/118.5, 248/118.3, 345/163, 345/167, 345/161
• US Class Current: 248/118.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0332 Ergonomic shaped mouse adjustable to suit one of both hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0333 Ergonomic shaped mouse for one hand
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A computer mouse having a separately movable hand rest. The mouse comprises a housing having a conically shaped depression within a top wall of the housing tapering to an aperture through the top wall. A connecting pin extends through the aperture with an interior end secured within the mouse housing. A hand rest providing support to the heel and palm of the hand is orbitally connected to the connecting pin by an aperture through the hand rest located within a concave portion sized to fit within the depression of the mouse housing. The hand rest has an arcuate shaped bottom portion and a base end moving about the mouse housing during use to maintain alignment of the hand rest with the hand. The housing moves free of interference from the hand rest adjacent the arcuate shaped bottom portion. A tensioning means tensions movement of the hand rest about the housing.

Claims

1. A computer mouse having a separately movable hand rest, the mouse comprising:

a computer mouse housing having a frustroconically shaped recess within a top wall of the mouse housing;

an aperture through the top wall of the housing centrally located within the frustroconically shaped recess;

a connecting pin extending through the aperture having an interior end secured within the mouse housing;

a hand rest sized and shaped to separately provide ergonomic support to the heel and palm of the hand of a user orbitally connected to the connecting pin by an aperture through the hand rest centrally located within a frustroconically shaped well sized and shaped to orbitally move within the recess of the mouse housing, the hand rest having an arcuate shaped bottom portion and a base end moving about the mouse housing during use to maintain alignment of the hand rest with the hand, the mouse housing moving free of interference from the hand rest adjacent the arcuate shaped bottom portion; and

at least one tensioning means tensioning movement of the hand rest about the mouse housing.

2. The computer mouse of claim 1 further comprising:

an engagement slot within the well of the hand rest; and

a retention plate adjacent the connecting pin retaining the tensioning means.

3. The computer mouse of claim 2 wherein the tensioning means comprises at least one spring about the connecting pin, a first end of the spring engaging the engagement slot.

4. The computer mouse of claim 3 further comprising a cover sized and shaped to cover the well, the cover covering the connection of the hand rest to the connecting pin.

5. A computer mouse having a separately movable hand rest, the mouse comprising:

a computer mouse housing with a depression within a top wall of the housing having an aperture through the housing located within the depression;

a connecting pin extending through the aperture having an interior end secured within the mouse housing;

a hand rest having an arcuate shaped bottom portion with a concave connection portion sized smaller than the depression within the mouse housing orbitally connected to an exterior end of the connecting pin, the hand rest sized and shaped to separately provide ergonomic support to the hand of a user, a base end of the arcuate shaped bottom portion moving about the mouse housing during use to maintain alignment of the hand rest with the band;

at least one tensioning means tensioning movement of the hand rest about the mouse housing; and

a cover sized and shaped to cover the concave portion, the cover covering the connection of the hand rest to the connecting pin.

6. The computer mouse of claim 5 further comprising an engagement slot within, the concave-portion of the hand rest and a retention plate adjacent the connecting pin retaining the tensioning means.

7. The computer mouse of claim 6 wherein the tensioning means comprises at least one spring about the connecting pin, a first end of the spring engaging the engagement slot.

8. A computer mouse with separately movable hand rest, the computer mouse comprising:

a computer mouse housing;

a connecting pin extending through an aperture within a top wall of the mouse housing, the aperture having an engagement slot;

a hand rest movably connected to the connecting pin for separate movement of the hand rest during operational use maintaining alignment of the hand rest with the hand, the hand rest having an arcuate shaped bottom portion so that the mouse may move free of interference from the hand rest adjacent the arcuate shaped bottom portion;

a tensioning means tensioning movement of the hand rest about the computer mouse, the tensioning means retained by a retention plate adjacent the connecting pin.

9. The computer mouse of claim 8 wherein the tensioning means comprises at least one spring about the connecting pin, a first end of the spring engaging the engagement slot.

10. The computer mouse of claim 9 wherein the aperture is located within a depression of top wall of the mouse and the hand rest has a concave portion corresponding to the depression of the top wall.

11. The computer mouse of claim 10 further comprising a cover sized and shaped to cover the concave portion, the cover covering the connection of the hand rest to the connecting pin.