Control element constituting a mouse
US5625381A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24D3/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control element constituting a mouse designed to be connected to a cursor visualization assembly comprises: PA1 a housing; PA1 a mobile ball protruding outside the housing, to be actuated by a user; PA1 a support device adapted to receive said mobile ball, this support device having at least three bearings which are angularly offset and which comprise contact members of a material having a low coefficient of friction on which said mobile ball rests, wherein this control element has contact members cooperating with said ball by rolling friction.
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