Patent Document

FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates to a hidden mouse pad, and more particularly to a mouse pad that can be stored, kept and accessed easily.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     In general, a prior art mouse pad is made of a plastic sheet, and the plastic material could be hard or soft that allows a user to place a mouse on the mouse pad when using a computer, so that the user has better feel and sensitivity of the mouse.  
         [0003]     Although the prior art mouse gives better feel and sensitivity of the mouse, the mouse pad is still lad on a desk top when the computer is not in use. Such arrangement reduces the using area of the desk top. If a user wants to store the mouse, the mouse usually cannot be rolled or folded because of its fixed volume. Therefore, a prior art cannot meet the requirements of practical use.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0004]     It is a primary objective of the present invention is to make a pad capable of being drawn out from a slot of a containing unit, so that the mouse pad can be stored, keep and accessed easily.  
         [0005]     To achieve the foregoing objective, a hidden mouse pad of the present invention comprises a containing unit having a slot on one side and a pad disposed in the containing unit and capable of being drawn out from the slot. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0006]      FIG. 1  is an exploded view of the present invention;  
         [0007]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the present invention;  
         [0008]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a mouse pad being pulled out according to the present invention;  
         [0009]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view of an application of the present invention;  
         [0010]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view of a mouse being rolled in according to the present invention; and  
         [0011]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view of another application of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0012]     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , an exploded view and a perspective view of the present invention are illustrated respectively. In the figures, a hidden mouse pad in accordance with the invention comprises a containing unit  1  and a pad  2  to achieve the effect of storing, keeping and accessing the mouse pad easily.  
         [0013]     The containing unit  1  has a slot  13  on one side, and the containing unit  1  is comprised of a housing  11  and a cover panel  12  being covered onto the housing  11 . A connecting section  111 ,  112  is disposed separately on two corresponding opposite sides in the housing  11  of the containing unit  1  and a coiling mechanism  3  is movably installed in the containing unit  1 . The coiling mechanism  3  comprises a roller  31  coupled to a pad  2 , a shaft  32  sheathed into to the roller  31 , a resilient element  32  sheathed into the shaft  32  and coupled to the roller  31 , a cover  34  connected between the resilient element  32  and the roller  31 , and two connecting sections  111 ,  112  of the housing pivotally and separately coupled to an end of the roller  31  and an end of the shaft  32 . The roller  31  has a gear section  311  disposed at one end. A control button  35  is installed between the gear section  311  of the roller and the housing  11  of the containing unit  1 , and one end of the control button  35  is latched onto the gear section  311  of the roller  31 , and the other end is exposed from a side of the containing unit  1 .  
         [0014]     The pad  2  is disposed in the containing unit  1 , and one end of the pad  2  can be drawn out from a slot  31  of the containing unit  1 , and the other end is connected to a coiling mechanism  3 , such that the foregoing structure defines a hidden mouse pad.  
         [0015]     Referring to  FIGS. 3, 4  and  5 , a schematic view of pulling out a mouse pad, a schematic view of an application and a schematic view of rolling in a mouse pad in accordance with the present invention are illustrated respectively. In the figures, a user pulls the pad  2  out from the slot  13  of the containing unit  1  when using a mouse, and the roller  31  of the coiling mechanism  3  is pulled accordingly, so that a resilient element is driven to a compressed status. In the meantime, the gear section  311  of the roller  31  pokes the control button  35  in the same direction. As soon as the pad  2  is pulled to the desired length, the gear section  311  of the roller  31  is latched by the control button  35  in an opposite direction, such that the pad  2  is moved out to a predetermined length as shown in  FIG. 3 , and then the user can place a mouse on the pad  2  for the use of the mouse as shown in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0016]     If a user wants to roll the pad  2  into the containing unit  1 , the user just needs to press the control button  35  to remove the control button  35  from the gear section  311  of the roller  31 . In the meantime, the resilient element  32  is released to return to its original status. Then, the roller  31  is rotated accordingly to roll the pad  2  onto the roller  31  in the containing unit  1  as shown in  FIG. 5 , so as to achieve the effect of storing, keeping and accessing the pad  2  easily.  
         [0017]     Referring to  FIG. 6 , another application of the present invention is illustrated. In  FIG. 6 , the present invention further comprises a plurality of luminous members  4  on the containing unit  1 , and the containing unit  1  contains a plurality of USB ports  5  for the signal connection with the computer system. One of the USB ports  5  is electrically coupled to the plurality of luminous members  4  for supplying the power of the computer system to the plurality of luminous members  4 .  
         [0018]     In summation of the above description, the design of the hidden mouse pad in accordance with the present invention enhances the performance over the conventional structure and achieves the effect of storing, keeping and accessing the mouse pad easily and further complies with the patent application requirements and is submitted to the Patent and Trademark Office for review and granting of the commensurate patent rights.

Technology Category: 3