Method for retaining a user configurable wrist pad
US6618242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0202
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A customer configured computer includes a keyboard having an exterior surface and input components mounted on a portion of the exterior surface. A user wrist rest area is adjacent the keyboard and includes a pad retention apparatus having a base member with a protruding contoured surface and a peripheral edge extending from the contoured surface; a resilient pad member covering the contoured surface and having a terminal edge extending toward the peripheral edge; and a frame member attached to the peripheral edge and securing the terminal edge of the resilient pad member between the frame member and the base member.
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