Patent ID: 6781573
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer mouse, comprising:a housing having a grippable portion that permits a user to grip the mouse substantially under its palm when the mouse rests on a flat surface; a front end of the housing having a concave portion in a vertical longitudinal plane and structured to receive a plurality of a user's fingers, wherein a medial portion of the front end is curved inward toward a back end of the housing; at least one button positioned in the concave portion of the housing actuable by the tip of the user's forefinger in a substantially horizontal direction such that the middle portion of the user's forefinger is not in contact with the surface of the housing; at least one switch covered by the at least one button, the at least one switch located at a first end of the concave portion and oriented to have a switching action in a substantially horizontal orientation relative to a bottom surface of the mouse; and at least one hinge covered by the at least one button, the at least one hinge located at a second end of the concave portion.