Ergonomic computer mouse
View Patent ↗In a manually movable computer mouse with a mouse movement sensing system for providing mouse movement signals, and at least one user finger operable control switch, for providing control signals for a graphic user interface, the mouse has a boomerang shaped body ergonomically shaped to fit and support the user's hand in a naturally relaxed curled hand position, with a main body portion and a narrower neck portion extending at an angle of about 45 degrees to 90 degrees to the main body narrow enough to be interposeable between the thumb and first finger, and with an integral mouse movement control fin or tab extending above the mouse body and being thinly shaped to fit in the relaxed space between the first and second fingers (and to also provide an alternate pen-like grip between the thumb and first finger) to orient the mouse to the users hand and move the mouse with user arm movements. An integral wrist support may be provided extending from the wrist end of the mouse. The movement sensing system is adjacent that same end.
1. In a user hand movable computer mouse with a mouse movement sensing system for providing mouse movement signals, and at least one user finger operable control switch, for providing control signals for a graphic user interface, the improvement in said computer mouse comprising:
a mouse body ergonomically shaped to fit and support said user hand, including the thumb and first finger thereof, in a naturally relaxed curled hand position,
wherein said mouse body has a main body portion and a narrower outer extending neck portion,
said extending neck portion extending at an angle of between approximately 45 degrees to 90 degrees to said main body portion into a position in which said extending neck portion is interposed between said thumb and first finger of said user hand.
2. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said extending neck portion is between approximately 2 to 4 cm in width.
3. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said extending neck portion has said at least one control switch on at least one side thereof adapted to be actuated by said narrow extending neck portion being squeezed between the thumb and first finger.
4. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said main body portion has an attached extending wrist support trailer member opposite from said extending neck portion.
5. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said mouse movement sensing system is positioned in said main body portion adjacent one end of thereof spaced from said extending neck portion.
6. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said mouse has an overall boomerang shape as viewed from above.
7. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 1 , wherein said mouse movement sensing system is positioned in said main body portion adjacent the end thereof opposite from said extending neck portion.
8. A user hand movable computer mouse with a mouse movement sensing system for providing mouse movement signals, and at least one user finger operable control switch, for providing control signals, comprising:
an “L” shaped mouse body ergonomically shaped to fit said user hand in a naturally relaxed curled hand position,
wherein said “L” shaped mouse body comprises a main body portion and a narrower extending neck portion,
said narrower extending neck portion extending outwardly at an angle from said main body portion into a position in which said narrower extending neck portion is interposed between the thumb and first finger of said user hand in said naturally relaxed position thereof, and
said at least one control switch is on said narrower extending neck portion positioned to be actuated by being squeezed between the thumb and first finger of the user.
9. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 8 , wherein said narrower extending neck portion Is between approximately 2 to 4 cm in width.
10. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 8 , wherein said narrower extending neck portion is extending from said main body portion at an angle of between approximately 45 and 90 degrees.
11. The user hand movable computer mouse of claim 8 , wherein said main body portion has an upstanding hand guidance fin for said mouse movement.