Patent · US Expired

Keyboard with replaceable cursor control means

US5886686A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
10References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1996
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0213
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A keyboard having an open chamber in a wrist rest thereof adapted for receiving a track ball and a touch input device alternatively, permitting the track ball or touch signal device to be electrically connected to the internal circuit of the keyboard for signal input. A packing block is provided for mounting in the open chamber of the wrist rest in a flush manner when the track ball and the touch input device are not used.

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