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Wrist rest support system
Assignee: ERGODYNE Corp A CORP OF
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Filing: 1992-08-12
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2012-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A wrist rest support system for supporting a wrist rest beyond the edge of a working surface, including an extension clamp having a cantilever plate having a first end member proximate the working surface and a second end member, the second end member having a distal end cantilevered away from the working surface. Each end member has a separate longitudinal axis spaced laterally apart. The longitudinal axes are approximately parallel. A fastener for attaching the cantilevered plate to the working surface is connected to the first end member of the cantilever plate. The second end of the cantilever plate has a groove proximately perpendicular to the second axis. The groove is for receiving a sculpted portion of a base member of the wrist rest. A retaining member is disposed upwardly at the distal end of the second end member. The retaining member is for retaining the wrist rest on the second end member.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M. Grimm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:39
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/03; A47B21/0371; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
An wrist rest support system for attachment to a working surface, comprising: a wrist rest having two oppositely disposed ends and a base member having a sculpted portion; first and second extension clamps, each having a cantilever plate having a first end member proximate the working surface and a second end member having a distal end cantilevered away from the working surface and each end member has a separate approximately parallel longitudinal axis, the axis of the first end member being laterally spaced from the axis of the second end member, and the first end member having a first side and a second side oppositely disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the first end member; and fastening means, operably connected to the first end member of the cantilever plate, for attaching the cantilever plate to the working surface, wherein the two extension clamps can be fastened to the working surface, spaced apart so that the wrist rest can be placed between the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and the second side of the first end member of the second clamp with a first nd of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist test being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and a second end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the second clamp.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
An wrist rest support system for attachment to a working surface, comprising: a wrist rest having two oppositely disposed ends and a base member having a sculpted portion; first and second extension clamps, each having a cantilever plate having a first end member proximate the working surface and a second end member having a distal end cantilevered away from the working surface and each end member has a separate approximately parallel longitudinal axis, the axis of the first end member being laterally spaced from the axis of the second end member, and the first end member having a first side and a second side oppositely disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the first end member; and fastening means, operably connected to the first end member of the cantilever plate, for attaching the cantilever plate to the working surface, wherein the two extension clamps can be fastened to the working surface, spaced apart so that the wrist rest can be placed between the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and the second side of the first end member of the second clamp with a first nd of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist test being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and a second end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the second clamp.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The wrist rest support system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second end of the cantilever plate has a groove for receiving the sculpted portion of the base member of the wrist rest, the groove being proximately perpendicular to the second axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wrist rest support in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a retaining member disposed upwardly at the distal end of the second end member for retaining the wrist rest on the second end member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
239 words
A wrist rest support system for attachment to a working surface, comprising: a wrist rest having two oppositely disposed ends and a base member; first and second extension clamps, each having a cantilever plate having a first end member proximate the working surface and a second end member having a distal end cantilevered away from the working surface and each end member has a separate approximately parallel longitudinal axis, the axis of the first end member being laterally spaced from the axis of the second end member, and the first end member having a first side and a second side oppositely disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the first end member; and fastening means, operably connected to the first end member of the cantilever plate, for attaching the cantilever plate to the working surface, wherein the two extension clamps can be fastened to the working surface, spaced apart so that the wrist rest can be placed between the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and the second side of the first end member of the second clamp with a first end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and a second end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the second clamp.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
239 words
A wrist rest support system for attachment to a working surface, comprising: a wrist rest having two oppositely disposed ends and a base member; first and second extension clamps, each having a cantilever plate having a first end member proximate the working surface and a second end member having a distal end cantilevered away from the working surface and each end member has a separate approximately parallel longitudinal axis, the axis of the first end member being laterally spaced from the axis of the second end member, and the first end member having a first side and a second side oppositely disposed on either side of the longitudinal axis of the first end member; and fastening means, operably connected to the first end member of the cantilever plate, for attaching the cantilever plate to the working surface, wherein the two extension clamps can be fastened to the working surface, spaced apart so that the wrist rest can be placed between the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and the second side of the first end member of the second clamp with a first end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the first clamp and a second end of the oppositely disposed ends of the wrist rest being adjacent the second side of the first end member of the second clamp.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wrist rest support in accordance with claim 4, further comprising a retaining member disposed upwardly at the distal end of the second end member for retaining the wrist rest on the second end member.
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