Computer mouse having variable size

• US 9,471,157 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2014
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scienbizip Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ShenZhen Goldsun Network Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Dong-Feng, Xu, Yun-Dong, Zhou, Chang-Sheng, Chen, Ching-Jou, Chang, Chao-Chi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tzeng, Fred
• Application Number:
  US14/543,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20160109963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 345/163
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0332 Ergonomic shaped mouse adjustable to suit one of both hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03544 having dual sensing arrangement, e.g. two balls or two coils used to track rotation of the pointing device

Abstract

A computer mouse includes a mouse device and a size-augmenting device. The mouse device includes a mouse body, a mouse button and a mouse roller mounted on a top side of the mouse body, and a sensing device mounted on a bottom side of the mouse body. The size-augmenting device includes a shell body defining a receiving slot for receiving the mouse body. The receiving slot extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of the shell body.

Claims

1. A computer mouse comprising:

a mouse device comprising a mouse body, a mouse button and a mouse roller mounted on a top side of the mouse body, and a sensing device mounted on a bottom side of the mouse body;

a socket mounted to the mouse body; and

a size-augmenting device comprising a shell body defining a receiving slot for receiving the mouse body, a plug mounted to the shell body, and a laser generator mounted to the shell body and configured to produce a laser beam, wherein the receiving slot extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of the shell body;

when the mouse body is received in the receiving slot of the shell body, the plug is inserted to the socket.

2. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the socket is located adjacent to a bottom edge of the mouse body.

3. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the plug is located inside of the receiving slot of the shell body.

4. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the laser generator is located adjacent to a bottom edge of the shell body.

5. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein when the mouse body is received in the receiving slot of the shell body, the plug is electrically connected to the socket and the mouse device is configured to provide power to the laser generator through the socket and the plug.

6. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the size-augmenting device further comprises a switch mounted on a top side of the shell body and configured to switch on/off the laser generator.

7. The computer mouse of claim 1, wherein the shell body has a palm rest profile.

8. A computer mouse comprising:

a mouse device comprising a mouse body, a mouse button and a mouse roller mounted on a top side of the mouse body, and a sensing device mounted on a bottom side of the mouse body; and

a size-augmenting device comprising a shell body defining a receiving slot for receiving the mouse body and a laser generator mounted to the shell body, the laser generator configured to produce a laser beam.

9. The computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the laser generator is located adjacent to a bottom edge of the shell body.

10. The computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the receiving slot extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of the shell body.

11. The computer mouse of claim 10, wherein the mouse device further comprises a socket mounted to the mouse body, the size-augmenting device further comprises a plug mounted to the shell body, and when the mouse body is received in the receiving slot of the shell body, the plug is inserted to the socket.

12. The computer mouse of claim 11, wherein the socket is located adjacent to a bottom edge of the mouse body.

13. The computer mouse of claim 11, wherein the plug is located inside of the receiving slot of the shell body.

14. The computer mouse of claim 11, wherein when the mouse body is received in the receiving slot of the shell body, the plug is electrically connected to the socket and the mouse device is configured to provide power to the laser generator through the socket and the plug.

15. The computer mouse of claim 11, wherein the size-augmenting device further comprises a switch mounted on a top side of the shell body and configured to switch on/off the laser generator.

16. The computer mouse of claim 8, wherein the shell body has a palm rest profile.