Patent ID: 6694519
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A device for supporting a wrist and hand of a computer user as the user operates a computer mouse on a support surface, said device comprising:a sleeve member having a length sufficient to cover at least a portion of the wrist and heel of the hand of the user and a circumference sufficient to encircle the portion of the wrist and heel of the hand and having sufficient elasticity to permit said sleeve member to be moved over the hand of the user and onto the portion of the wrist and heel of the hand and to grippingly engage the portion of the wrist and heel of the hand so as to permit said device to support the wrist and hand of the user on the support surface as the user operates the computer mouse, wherein: said sleeve member has a first section for overlying the underside of the portion of the wrist and heel of the hand during operation of the computer mouse and a second section for overlying the upperside of the portion of the wrist and heel of the hand during operation of the computer mouse; and one of said first section and said second section of said sleeve member is thickened to provide a cushion formed integrally with said section of said sleeve member.