Point and click device for a computer workstation
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1. A point and click device for a computer work station, which provides for ambidextrous operation, comprising:
- a body having a forwardly-inclined back surface configured for supporting the palm of a user'"'"'s hand, wherein the back surface is curved from a lower, rear end to an upper, forward end, a front surface accessible by the fingers of a user'"'"'s hand when gripping the device, and a base which, in use, contacts a fixed horizontal surface and includes a horizontally-extending surface on which the heel of a user'"'"'s hand may be rested;
right-click and left-click buttons which are arranged one above the other centrally of the front surface;
a scroll dial arranged on the front surface in alignment with the right-click and left-click buttons and rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis; and
a select button associated with the scroll dial.
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Abstract
An ambidextrous point and click device for a computer work station comprising; a body 1 having an inclined back surface 2 configured for supporting the palm of a user'"'"'s hand and an upright front surface accessible by the fingers of a user'"'"'s hand when gripping the device, “right click” 3 and “left click” 4 buttons arranged one above the other centrally of the upright front surface, a scroll dial 5 arranged above and in alignment with the “right click” and “left click” buttons and a select button encircling the scroll dial.
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1. A point and click device for a computer work station, which provides for ambidextrous operation, comprising:
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a body having a forwardly-inclined back surface configured for supporting the palm of a user'"'"'s hand, wherein the back surface is curved from a lower, rear end to an upper, forward end, a front surface accessible by the fingers of a user'"'"'s hand when gripping the device, and a base which, in use, contacts a fixed horizontal surface and includes a horizontally-extending surface on which the heel of a user'"'"'s hand may be rested; right-click and left-click buttons which are arranged one above the other centrally of the front surface; a scroll dial arranged on the front surface in alignment with the right-click and left-click buttons and rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis; and a select button associated with the scroll dial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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