Patent ID: 6193196
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer pointing device system comprising:a computer pointing device having a head portion; anda hand support device comprising:a bottom surface;a top surface including:a palm support region;a little finger support region extending from said palm support region wherein said little finger support region is adjacent to and transitions into said palm support region; anda thumb support region extending from said palm support region,wherein said thumb support region is adjacent to and transitions into said palm support region so that said palm support region, said little finger support region and said thumb support region form a continuous surface of said hand support device and so that at least a portion of said thumb support region and at least a portion of said little finger support region are in a plane of said palm support region; andsaid thumb support region and said little finger support region define an opening positioned between said thumb support and little finger support regions wherein a position of said thumb support region and a position of said little finger support region are selected to provide a size of said opening to permit said head portion of said computer pointing device to be moved within said opening; anda control surface extending from said bottom surface to said top surface, and defining a perimeter of said opening wherein said control surface limits motion of said computer pointing device to a first field of motion, and a top surface of said computer pointing device and said top surface of said hand support device are aligned to position a hand and foreman of a user in a neutral position that minimizes stress on fingers, said hand, and a wrist of said user.