Personal computer mouse

• US 7,948,472 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2006
• Issued: 05/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tosiki Namiki
• Original Assignee: Tosiki Namiki
• Inventors: Namiki, Tosiki
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T
• Application Number:
  US11/546,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20070277119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,685 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-163, 345/167, 345/168, 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/118.5, 341 21- 23, D14/402, D14405-410
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A scroll function is performed by a horizontally rotating disk-shaped or ring-shaped scroll plate. when the peripheral portion is pressed down, the scroll plate is inclined such that the pressure portion becomes the lowest level and it is possible to assign a fixed function at a position to be pressed down. A left click button is provided in the middle of the scroll plate.

Claims

1. A personal computer mouse having a left click function, a right click function, and a scroll function comprising:

a horizontally rotating ring-shaped scroll plate,

wherein the scroll function is performed by rotation of the scroll plate, and a left click function button is provided in a middle portion of the scroll plate,

wherein a difference-in-level portion is provided on an upper surface of the mouse between a front portion and a rear portion of the mouse, an upper surface of the front portion is lower than an upper surface of the rear portion, the scroll plate is disposed in the front portion, and a right click function button is provided at the difference-in-level portion, and

wherein the scroll plate, the left click function button, and the right click function button are disposed so as to be operated by a same finger.

2. The personal computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scroll plate is formed so that, when a peripheral portion of the scroll plate is pressed down, the scroll plate becomes inclined such that the pressed-down portion has the lowest level, and a fixed function is assigned to a position on the peripheral portion to be pressed down.

3. The personal computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a thumb holder on which a thumb can be placed during operation.

4. The personal computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front portion can be housed inside the rear portion.

5. The personal computer mouse as claimed in claim 1, wherein the difference-in-level portion includes a first surface which extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper surface of the front portion.