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Device for facilitating maintenance of a trackball

US7683884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateOct 10, 2003
Grant dateMar 23, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/03549
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for facilitating maintenance of a trackball. The device comprises a trackball, a cover inside which the trackball is attached, the cover comprising an opening allowing a movable part of the trackball to appear in order to operate the movable part from outside the cover, the trackball comprising maintenance means. According to the invention, the device comprises means for gaining access to the means of maintaining the trackball from outside the cover.

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