Patent · US Expired

Arched panel wrist support

US5730403A · kind A · utility

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16References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1995
Grant dateMar 24, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/918
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Wrist-supports comprises an arched panel (25) standing on a pair of footing edges (26) extending in a side to side direction. Panel (24) comprises firm material that is thin enough to flex as shown in figure (2). Flexible material sleeve, platform having a channel or keyboard housing is required to constrain panel (25) in its arched configuration, as shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 8, 11, and 12. A separate support is recommended for each wrist. The designs provide surprising benefits of comfort, reach, and wrist-straightening. Many variations are considered. A mobile version with hand strap (36) is shown in FIG. 12. A sloping version is shown in FIG. 7 comprising trapezoidal structure panel (25), shown in FIG. 6.

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