Cushioned user interface or control device
DCFirst Claim
1. A user interface or control device, comprising:
- a cushion member defining an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion defines an upwardly facing recess;
a user input member contained within the upwardly facing recess such that a user input area of the user input member faces upwardly, wherein the upper portion of the cushion member is configured to surround the user input member;
wherein the lower portion of the cushion member is located below the upper portion and the upwardly facing recess, and defines a downwardly facing conformable lower surface, wherein at least the lower portion of the cushion member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface comprises a variably shaped displaceable material, wherein the variably shaped displaceable material enables the lower portion of the cushion member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface to displace and conform to the contours of a surface on which the cushion member is placed and also enables variation in the orientation of the user input member relative to the surface on which the cushion member is placed.
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Abstract
A user interface or control includes a cushion-type support member and a user input member that is interconnected with and carried by the support member. The support member defines an upwardly facing recess, and the input member may be a user interface or control device that is contained within the upwardly facing recess. The support member may be formed to surround the recess about the user interface or control device. The support member may include an air vent that vents air exhausted from the user interface or control device. The user interface or control device may be a laptop computer having a body including a keyboard contained within the recess, and a screen carried by the body. The user interface or control device may alternatively be an electronic input member having an upwardly facing screen, a convertible input member movably mounted to a mounting member, or a game controller.
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1. A user interface or control device, comprising:
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a cushion member defining an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion defines an upwardly facing recess; a user input member contained within the upwardly facing recess such that a user input area of the user input member faces upwardly, wherein the upper portion of the cushion member is configured to surround the user input member; wherein the lower portion of the cushion member is located below the upper portion and the upwardly facing recess, and defines a downwardly facing conformable lower surface, wherein at least the lower portion of the cushion member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface comprises a variably shaped displaceable material, wherein the variably shaped displaceable material enables the lower portion of the cushion member including the downwardly facing conformable lower surface to displace and conform to the contours of a surface on which the cushion member is placed and also enables variation in the orientation of the user input member relative to the surface on which the cushion member is placed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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