Patent ID: 7073762
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A computer mouse pad having a top surface that facilitates continual tracking of a mouse having a roller ball, comprising; a. a rigid base; b. a stack of paper sheets detachably fixed to each other and to said base and comprising an uppermost sheet with an upper surface having an area that forms said top surface of said mouse pad; c. each sheet of paper in said stack being detachably fixed to a sheet immediately below it in said stack by an adhesive layer, and having a printed message on its upper surface, wherein said adhesive layer covers 100% of the underside of said sheet of paper; and d. substantially the entire surface of said upper surface being coated with a moisture resistant adhesive release layer consisting of varnish, said coating being applied so that it completely covers said printed message and protects said messages from material degradation which is threatened during said continual tracking of said mouse across said upper surface, said coating being transparent to allow a clear view of said messages, being resistant to disintegration during said continual tracking of said mouse, and being adapted to resist formation thereon of markings composed of material selected from the group consisting of lead, graphite and ink, whereby said uppermost sheet is removed when worn thereby exposing the sheet immediately below it in said stack and its message for use as the upper surface of said mouse pad.