(19)
(11) EP 0 729 720 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.09.1996 Bulletin 1996/36

(21) Application number: 95630131.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A47B 21/03
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 02.03.1995 US 397387

(71) Applicant: CASE LOGIC, INC.
Longmont, Colorado 80503 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bergh, James A.
    Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)
  • Drew, Terrence M.
    Superior, Colorado 80027 (US)
  • Temple, James M.
    Niwot, Colorado 80503 (US)
  • Rutter, Bryce G.
    University City, Missouri 63130 (US)

(74) Representative: Schmitz, Jean-Marie et al
Dennemeyer & Associates Sàrl P.O. Box 1502
1015 Luxembourg
1015 Luxembourg (LU)

   


(54) Sectioned wrist rest for keyboards, pointing devices, and the like


(57) A wrist rest (10) for use in front of a computer keyboard, pointing device, typewriter or any other device requiring repetitive motion functions manually performed by an operator, has at least two parallel elongated chambers or sleeves filled with a pliant, deformable material upon which the wrists or hands of the user may rest. In use, the parallel sections prevent the wrist rest from rolling toward or away from the keyboard, and prevent the deformable material from bulging unduly under the thumbs of the user whose hands are placed upon the wrist rest. In one embodiment, a fabric cover has two elongated parallel pockets (24,25) into which sealed tubes (26,27) filled with deformable material are inserted. A flap (22) covers the open end of the pockets to prevent the tubes from escaping. In another embodiment, an inner impermeable elongated pouch is contained within an outer fabric pouch and parallel chambers are formed by running seals longitudinally along and between the pouches as well as along both ends.







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