Patent ID: 9665185
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A point and click device for a computer work station, which provides for ambidextrous operation, comprising: a body having a forwardly-inclined back surface configured for supporting the palm of a user's hand, wherein the back surface is curved from a lower, rear end to an upper, forward end, a front surface accessible by the fingers of a user's hand when gripping the device, and a base which, in use, contacts a fixed horizontal surface and includes a horizontally-extending surface on which the heel of a user's hand may be rested; right-click and left-click buttons which are arranged one above the other centrally of the front surface; a scroll dial arranged on the front surface in alignment with the right-click and left-click buttons and rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis; and a select button associated with the scroll dial.