Computer mouse with a cleaning function

• US 7,216,398 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2004
• Issued: 05/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Benext Inno-Product Development Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Benext Inno-Product Development Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kuo-Vicent
• Primary Examiner(s): Snider; Theresa T.
• Application Number:
  US10/971,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 153/39, 153/44
• US Class Current: 15/339
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/24 Hand-supported suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 7/0085 adapted for special purposes not related to cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A computer mouse providing the functionality of a vacuum cleaner comprises a main mouse body and a vacuum device. The vacuum device is substantially mounted inside the main mouse body so that the shape of the computer mouse having the functionality of a vacuum cleaner is substantially that of the main mouse body. A user can use it as a mouse or as a vacuum cleaner to, for example, clean a computer keyboard.

Claims

1. A computer mouse with a vacuum cleaner functionality comprising:

a main mouse body comprising;

a housing;

a mouse circuit mechanism mounted in the housing; and

a vacuum cleaner combined with the main mouse body and providing a suction force, wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises a containment space.

2. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vacuum cleaner in placed is the housing.

3. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vacuum cleaner is connected to the mouse circuit mechanism so that the mouse circuit mechanism supplies power to the vacuum cleaner.

4. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 2, wherein the vacuum cleaner is connected to the mouse circuit mechanism so that the mouse circuit mechanism supplies power to the vacuum cleaner.

5. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises a motor and a fan.

6. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 4, wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises a motor and a fan.

7. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a containment housing to form the containment space.

8. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 7, wherein the containment housing is not removable from the main mouse body.

9. The computer mouse as claimed in claim 7, wherein the containment housing is removable from the main mouse body.