Ergonomic keyboard apparatus
US7338224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0216
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of embodiments of improved ergonomic keyboards for interfacing with a user's arms, wrists, hands and fingers in a more natural way, i.e., in ways that are optimally suited to human typing. In various non-limiting embodiments, the invention provides optimal finger pressing angles, provides optimal range(s) for “gable” angling, flattens the outer edges of the gable, thins key patterns of split key arrangements, raises (or lowers) the wrist rest to an optimal position, and/or splits the wrist rest into two (or more) components.
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