Ergonomic keyboard
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1. An ergonomic keyboard supportable on an underlying support surface, said keyboard comprising:
- at least one support leg attached to and extendable from said keyboard to said support surface for elevating said front edge relative to said support surface;
a mount having an arcuate front edge corresponding to a vertical edge of the keyboard closest to a user, said front edge being convex to the user and having a sustained lateral curvature; and
a plurality of keys supported on said mount arranged in multiple rows, said rows having an arcuate portion following the lateral curvature of said front edge.
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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.
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1. An ergonomic keyboard supportable on an underlying support surface, said keyboard comprising:
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at least one support leg attached to and extendable from said keyboard to said support surface for elevating said front edge relative to said support surface; a mount having an arcuate front edge corresponding to a vertical edge of the keyboard closest to a user, said front edge being convex to the user and having a sustained lateral curvature; and a plurality of keys supported on said mount arranged in multiple rows, said rows having an arcuate portion following the lateral curvature of said front edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An ergonomic keyboard supportable on an underlying support surface, said keyboard comprising:
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at least one support leg attached to and extendable from said keyboard to said support surface for elevating said front edge relative to said support surface; a mount having an arcuate front edge corresponding to a vertical edge of the keyboard closest to a user, said front edge being convex to the user and having a sustained lateral curvature; a plurality of keys supported on said mount arranged in multiple rows, said rows having an arcuate portion following the lateral curvature of said front edge; and a wrist support attached to said front edge of said mount, said wrist support having an arcuate portion closest to the user and following the lateral curvature of said front edge. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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