Patent ID: 7830363

Claim:
A shape-changeable mouse comprising: a first housing including a first slant, a first notch and a retaining hole; a second housing including a second slant, a second notch and a retaining post, wherein said first housing or said second housing comprises an optical sensor and circuit board to provide cursor control; and a connecting member for connecting said first housing and said second housing so that said second housing is rotatable with respect to said first housing, wherein rotation of said second housing with respect to said first housing about the connecting member converts the shape-changeable mouse between a flat shape held in a user's palm to provide a remote controller for presentation and/or video control and a cambered shape to move on a desk plane and provide cursor control, said cambered shape comprising an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, said connecting member including: a connecting frame including a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate, wherein said first connecting plate includes a first perforation, said second connecting plate includes a second perforation, and said first perforation is aligned with said second perforation, wherein said first connecting plate is disposed in said first notch, and said second connecting plate is disposed in said second notch and wherein said first housing further includes a first receiving part for fixing said first connecting plate therein, and said second housing further includes a second receiving part for fixing said second connecting plate therein; a rotating shaft penetrating through said first perforation and said second perforation; a helical spring sheathed around said rotating shaft; and a stopping piece including a stopping piece hole, said rotating shaft penetrating through said stopping piece hole such that said stopping piece is sustained against said helical spring.