Guiding device for a computer mouse
US4944095A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43L7/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
There is disclosed a guiding device for use with a computer mouse, the device comprising a body, a friction strip provided on an edge member of the body for securing the mouse to the body while allowing the mouse to operate on a working surface, a bearing fixed to the body, a roller including a horizontal shaft having a longitudinal axis and two ends, the shaft being rotatable in the bearing, the bearing being axially translatable on the shaft, the roller further including working surface engaging wheels fixed to each end of the two ends, the roller substantially supporting the body, and a sight connected to the body for guiding the device to trace an image on the working surface, the device being able to be moved on the working surface in a direction of the axis by a translation of the bearing on the shaft and in a direction perpendicular to the axis by a rolling of the wheels on the working surface.
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