Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
248118000 | ARMREST OR HEADREST | 55 |
20080203249 | Arm support device - An apparatus for supporting at least one arm of a person performing manual therapy on a patient lying on a table is provided, wherein the apparatus includes a cradle device shaped to supportingly cradle a portion of the arm between a hand portion and an elbow portion of the person. A cradle device support structure is also provided, wherein the cradle device support structure is movably connected to the cradle device such that the cradle device is movable in a plurality of planes relative to at least one of the patient and the table, wherein the cradle device support structure includes a mounting device for connecting the cradle device support structure to a portion of the table, wherein the cradle device support structure is configurable in a plurality of planes relative to the table. | 08-28-2008 |
20080272249 | ARTIST ASSISTIVE DEVICE - An improved artist assistive device provides easy adjustment and support of a mahl. The mahl can be repositioned with one hand, eliminating the need for the artist to lay down a work tool to reposition the mahl as required by the prior art. Embodiments include a second, vertical mahl supported from the top rail. Preferably, the top rail has front and rear members with a gap therebetween in which a slide supporting the second mahl is inserted. With the slide in the gap, the position of the vertical mahl can be adjusted by sliding the support along the top rail. | 11-06-2008 |
20080283689 | USER-ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT APPARATUS - An adjustable support device is disclosed for use to relieve fatigue and or strain of the wrists, fingers, arms, and upper body due to repetitive motion or position. The support is comprised of an inflatable main support, a medium dispensing assembly, and a conduit assembly. The support's intended use is in conjunction with devices that require the user to maintain a position on a work surface, such as computer keyboards, pointing devices, and associated device pads. The support features an attached medium dispensing assembly and pressure release valve to allow the user repeatable inflation/deflation cycles and fine adjustments of the support inflation pressure. | 11-20-2008 |
20080290226 | Keyboard/mouse hand pad with massage function - A keyboard/mouse hand pad with massage function, which includes a soft hand having outer peripheries completely covered with massage protuberances that provide a massage effect, and the entire interior is filled with massage pellets, which enable the hand pad to change in form when the wrist of a user is placed thereon, thereby providing both a comfortable and massage effect. | 11-27-2008 |
20090008517 | Device for reducing repetitive injury with improved multi-axis mounting - A device for operating a computer mouse has improved multi-axes mounting to the arm of a desk chair. The device comprises a platform with a holding area for the computer mouse. The platform should be sufficiently sized for a computer operator's forearm to rest thereon. The improved mounting for this device includes a rod from which at least two brackets are connected. One bracket rotatably connects to this rod and the other bracket slidably connects to same. Preferably, a braking mechanism prevents the platform from being rotated too far about the chair arm and dumping all holding area contents. | 01-08-2009 |
20090200436 | CONTROL CONSOLE HAND REST ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a control console assembly with a hand rest. There is a need for a control console hand rest which reduces the possibility of unintentional throttle control lever movement. A throttle control lever projects above a console deck. A dome projects from the deck. The lever projects through a slot in a center portion of the dome. The center portion and a first side portion of the dome are connected together by a side wall which faces towards the center portion and lies in a vertical plane. A thumb-receiving recess is formed in a second side portion adjacent to the slot. The deck includes an upper deck and a lower deck. A depression formed by a finger of the lower deck extends around an end of the first portion and is bordered by a side wall. The depression can receive and support part of an operator's hand. | 08-13-2009 |
20090230259 | Multipurpose portable ergonomic workstation - A portable ergonomic workstation that is substantially a multiple purpose apparatus with applicable uses for small electronic repair, costume jewelry, factory assembly, hobbyists, craft workers, the physically challenged, etc. It includes a support frame that is attached to an arm rest base with an arm rest pad while accommodating multiple removable adjustable attachments that secure working materials. The apparatus allows optimal positioning of the upper body and the secured working materials. In one embodiment, the arm rest base attaches to incline extensions in an adjustable elevated pivotable position over the frame and attachments. This embodiment can also function as a standalone apparatus without attachments, in conjunction with existing non-ergonomic apparatuses or working materials. In another embodiment when a height adjustment is not desired or efficient the the support frame does not include the incline extensions. | 09-17-2009 |
20090308989 | POSTURE ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - A device for enhancing the posture of a seated person using a personal viewing item can be placed on and supported by at least a portion of the user's lap or some other support surface, such as a table. The posture enhancement device can facilitate or otherwise force the user in positioning his hands at or above the level of the sternum. As a result, the user's head is kept up and in line with his hands and/or the personal viewing item held in the user's hands. As a result, the user's spine is kept in a neutral position, and the seated user achieves a more ergonomically correct posture when using a personal viewing item. A downward angle of the head is avoided, thereby minimizing future long term health issues that can develop from prolonged periods in such an incorrect posture. | 12-17-2009 |
20100078530 | DRIVER'S ELBOW SUPPORT APPARATUS - An elbow support apparatus with distal sides and front, back, upper and lower sides constructed as a cushioned or inflatable device having at least a flexible upper surface and a lower surface configured to fit on the lap of the driver of a motor vehicle when the driver is seated adjacent the steering wheel of the vehicle whereby the elbows of the driver are supported such that the driver's hands are maintained in the 9:15 position on the steering wheel; the device is provided with an apron attached to the front side, fasteners attached to each of the distal sides, plural fasteners attached to the back side, and plural, inverted u-shape locating members configured on the lower side of the cushion device. | 04-01-2010 |
20100187372 | Monitor support apparatus - Interacting with a computer is usually done in a sitting position, which can be harmful to people's health. The invention provides a possibility to use reclining furniture, providing dorsal or ventral support or both, with large angles of inclination, including lying down postures facing up or down, while performing work with the computer. The application uses a specially designed mechanical arm holding the monitor which can be used in a combinations with a couch or a sofa to provide a direct view of the monitor from a variety of postures allowed by the article of furniture. Special means such as pivots and telescopic joints are used to adjust a position and orientation of the monitor. The application can be used for viewing both computer and TV monitors. | 07-29-2010 |
20100213327 | Ergonomically Designed Hand Rest - The present invention is an ergonomically designed apparatus and method for making an apparatus configured to provide hand, wrist, shoulder and/or neck support (and combinations thereof). In various embodiments, the apparatus may be made to be disposable or sanitary, and/or efficiently packaged, mass-produced and stored. The apparatus may be adapted for various anthropometric proportions and body types, and may be used in conjunction with various types of beds, examining tables, tables, chairs and other furniture. Various embodiments may be manufactured without seams and to minimize pressure points. | 08-26-2010 |
20100230556 | Wrist saver - A wrist saver for a laptop computer having a monitor screen, a base housing, a keyboard on the base housing and a centered mouse pad on the base housing. The wrist saver includes a four rounded corners rectangular wrist pad having an optimal height between two to three millimeters, so that the monitor screen of the laptop computer can be closed without damage thereto. A structure is for retaining the wrist pad onto a top surface of the base housing in front of the keyboard, between the centered mouse pad and an edge of the base housing. An antimicrobial protective surface is formed on a fabric cover of the pad. The wrist pad will comfortably support a hand of a person using the laptop computer. | 09-16-2010 |
20100237204 | Versatile expansion device - An expansion device, for use for flotation and as a headrest, is formed of flexible corrugated tubing capable of contracting into a compact size for storage, and said tubing capable of expanding for application about the body of the wearer, the expandable tubing including end caps capable of hermetic sealing to seal the interior of the expansion device when used for floatation. The end caps that have an eyelet provided there through, for the application of strapping, when the expansion device is applied to the body of the wearer when used as a flotation support. The expandable tubing is made of polymer, and can include a spiral wire integrated in one of the apex or valley of one tubing to reinforce the expandable tubing during repeated application. | 09-23-2010 |
20110095142 | ANATOMIC SUPPORT FOR HAND AND WRIST - An anatomic support for hand and wrist includes a body having an upper surface, a side surface and an inferior surface. The upper surface has a shape that enables a user that operates a keyboard or the like to place his/her hand on said upper surface so as to have his/her wrist and hand permanently and anatomically supported. | 04-28-2011 |
20110127390 | ARTICULATED HUMAN ARM SUPPORT - An upper body appendage support apparatus having an articulating parallelogram support structure connected to an articulating upper body appendage support structure, the latter accommodating a user's forearm, wrist, and/or heel-of-hand. The apparatus analogously jointed to the human arm and moving synchronously therewith. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127391 | MOBILE CUSTOMIZED HEADREST STAND - A portable head rest stand for a person sitting in a chair which includes a 4-wheeled base member positioned adjacent to the chair. An adjustable pedestal is mounted upright on the 4-wheeled base member. An adjustable head support assembly is mounted on a top end ring adjuster of the pedestal to receive a head of the person sitting on the chair. A joint allows the upper part stem of the pedestal to incline or recline from the lower part stem. Two adjustable knobs are used to tighten the upper part incline or decline in a customized angle from the lower part stem so the sitting person can have the best fit in inclined or declined angled positions. Arm rest is mounted on the pedestal to receive hands of the person sitting on the chair. An adjustable chest rest can also be mounted to the pedestal, to receive a chest of the person sitting on the chair. | 06-02-2011 |
20110133042 | ARM REST FOR MANICURES - The armrest for manicures is a device supporting the arm and hand during a manicure procedure and includes an elongate container having a profile configured as an isosceles triangle. The container is provided with a removable cap at one end. When filled with warm water, the container will function as an armrest for a person receiving a manicure and also provide warmth to the supported hand and arm. | 06-09-2011 |
20110186698 | Portable arm rest - A portable arm rest with a container holder and, more particularly, a portable arm rest having an flexible counterweight such an internal bladder that contains a material, such as a fluid, that both stabilizes the arm rest and readily conforms the arm rest to different uniform or undulating supporting surfaces. | 08-04-2011 |
20110278403 | EXPANDABLE ARMREST OF WHEEL CHAIR - An expandable armrest of a wheel chair includes a fixed part having a first pivotal portion which includes a first pivotal hole. A movable part is pivotably connected to the first pivotal portion of the fixed part by its second pivotal portion. A first transverse hole and a second transverse hole are defined in the second pivotal portion. A slide member is slidably inserted into the slots of the second pivotal portion and has an inclined hole in which an engaging member is engaged. The engaging member has a first end and a second end. A trace that the engaging member moves in the inclined hole constantly intersects a trace that the first end moves in the first transverse hole and a trace that the second end moves in the second transverse hole, such that the movable part is positioned by controlling the movement of the slide member. | 11-17-2011 |
20110303802 | ARMREST ASSEMBLY - An armrest assembly for use with a first control device and a second control device arranged generally in a tandem configuration is disclosed herein. The armrest assembly includes, but is not limited to, a base member configured for mounting to the horizontal surface proximate the first control device in a position aligned with the first and the second control devices. The armrest assembly also includes an arm support member movably mounted to the base member. The arm support member is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The arm support member is configured to steady a user's arm when accessing the first control device when the arm support member is in the first position. The arm support member is further configured to steady the user's arm when accessing the second control device when the arm support member is in the second position. | 12-15-2011 |
20110309212 | Wrist rest - The present invention provides an orthopedic wrist rest where accessories and extensions are reversibly attached, to provide heat, vibration, or structural aspects as light, fans or ionizers. | 12-22-2011 |
20120068025 | Computer mouse cradle - A mouse cradle that provides a computer user with the optimal position for operating a computer mouse. The mouse cradle allows for ergonomic placement of the mouse near the thigh of the user by attaching the mouse cradle to the user's chair. The present mouse cradle can be used on chairs with, and without, arm-rests. A vertical support allows for height adjustment and rotation in one plane, and a horizontal support allows for sideways adjustment and rotation in a second plane. A planar surface on top of the vertical support provides an operating area for the mouse, and the planar surface can be angled by the user to an optimal position. | 03-22-2012 |
20120119039 | DEVICE FOR AIDING IN INFANT CARE - The present invention relates to a device for aiding in infant care. The device for aiding in infant care includes an upper body support unit that supports the upper body of an infant, a lower body support unit that supports the lower body of the infant with the legs of the infant being spread apart, and a stanchion that connects the upper body support unit to the lower body support unit. The device enables a guardian to easily take care of the infant while changing diapers, clothing the infant, washing the buttocks of the infant, or the like, with the infant standing up and with legs spread apart. | 05-17-2012 |
20120126071 | Center Armrest Supporting Structure - A center armrest supporting structure for supporting a swivelable center armrest in a vehicle has an arm support which can be swiveled about a swivel axis into a lower use position and into an upper rest position. Console parts of the vehicle are connected to the arm support by bearing bolts. A stop bolt limits the swivel path of the arm support at least in the use position. A latching bolt prevents unintentional backward swiveling out of the use position and/or the rest position. A latching element has a sliding guide surface along which the stop bolt or the latching bolt slides when the arm support is swiveled A spring element is disposed between the frictional latching element and the bearing bolt, wherein the spring element produces a frictional force between the sliding guide surface and the stop bolt or the latching bolt, which counteracts the swivel movement. | 05-24-2012 |
20120145840 | Movable Arm Pad - Horizontally movable arm pads are useful for, among other things, their ability to be ergonomically positioned. An arm pad comprises a pad cover and a pad pan and is attached to an arm support. In one embodiment, a pad is laterally movable with respect to the arm support. In another embodiment, a pad is capable of moving forwards and backwards. In yet another embodiment, a pad is capable of moving laterally and forwards and backwards. | 06-14-2012 |
20120160972 | KEYBOARD WITH WRIST SUPPORT - A keyboard includes a support. The support includes two magnetic portions and a plurality of protrusions. The support massages and promotes blood circulation in the hands and wrists of the user. | 06-28-2012 |
20120168575 | Wrist Pad - A wristpad that is adapted to slide on a first surface while supporting a user's wrist on a second surface. The wristpad includes a material that molds itself to the user's wrist. | 07-05-2012 |
20120187255 | BIONIC POSTURE CORRECTING FRAME - A bionic and posture-correcting backrest for study, including a bracket body disposed at the rear of a desk via a mounting rack. An adjustable element is provided on a frame between the chest/abdomen and the desk edge as well as between the chin and lower part of abdomen (slightly above the thighs). The adjustable element is a fist distance away from the desk edge if a user sits on the chair with the correct sitting position. In this way, the “forward sitting position” and the “backward sitting position” or any sitting position therebetween can be achieved and meanwhile freely switched. The adjustable element ensures an appropriate space being formed between the head, eyes, neck, chest, waist, back, elbows and a desk/chair. | 07-26-2012 |
20120305715 | Wrist Support - The limb supporting system is an on the go wrist support pad that is designed to give the user cushion and support while free you move from PC to laptop, keyboard, gaming and mousing without pain and discomfort often associated with such movements. Made from soft stretchable elastic that conforms to any size wrist giving you total comfort during repetitive computer use. | 12-06-2012 |
20130146723 | HEAD SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A head support apparatus. The head support apparatus can include a head restraining portion including a strap, the strap adapted to engage a portion of a person's head and to engage a portion of a structure disposed rearward of the person's head, and a neck supporting portion including a first pillow, a second pillow, and a connecting portion coupled to the first pillow and the second pillow. | 06-13-2013 |
20130153717 | ARMREST ASSEMBLY - An armrest assembly may include a base member, an armrest member, and a brake mechanism. The armrest member may be linearly movable relative to the base member between a first position and a second position. The brake mechanism may include first and second brake members. The first brake member may be fixed relative to the base member. The second brake member may be movable with the armrest member relative to the base member and may be movable relative to the first brake member between an engaged position restricting relative movement between the armrest member and the base member and a disengaged position allowing relative movement between the armrest member and the base member. The first and second brake members may be engageable with each other at any of an infinite number of positions between the first and second positions. | 06-20-2013 |
20130193280 | Medical Arm Support - An arm support board for supporting the arm and wrist of a medical patient with the wrist advantageously exposed for an invasive medical procedure. The arm support board may comprise a base which is generally triangular in side view, a discardable liner which mounts to the upper surface of the base to engage the arm of the patient, and discardable straps for affixing the arm of the patient to the arm support board. The straps may be passed through slots which pass through the liner. The arm support board may comprise a supplemental two part articulated support board which follows the configuration of the arm of the patient. The base may incorporate a track for slidably receiving the supplemental support board. | 08-01-2013 |
20130206930 | TRAPEZOIDAL COMPONENT, LINEAR GUIDE, AND HEAD RESTRAINT - The invention relates to a trapezoidal component comprising a base element and two legs, which are each connected to the base element in a transition region. The invention further relates to a linear guide and to a head restraint having such a linear guide. | 08-15-2013 |
20130221168 | HEAD SUPPORT - A head support generally including a support structure and a platform. The support structure includes an upper portion and a lower portion that are coupled to each other at an acute angle. The platform includes a guide path configured to receive a fastener at least partially therethrough. The platform is further coupled to the support structure with the threaded fastener. | 08-29-2013 |
20130292522 | SLIDABLE KEYBOARD SUPPORT - A user input device support apparatus is provided for supporting right or left handed users of a computer keyboard and mouse. The user input support apparatus includes a base configured to couple to a mobile or fixed mounting system. The keyboard support further includes a tray configured for supporting a user input device, such as a computer keyboard. Further, the tray includes a lip, wherein the lip is configured to at least partially engage the base. Here, the tray is further configured to slide with respect to the base, thereby accommodating right or left-handed users of the keyboard and a mouse. | 11-07-2013 |
20130313379 | PORTABLE ARMREST - A portable armrest having a first foam layer made of memory foam positioned near an arm supporting upper surface of a cover for supporting a user's arm. A second foam layer is disposed in the lower portion of the chamber for stabilizing the armrest where the foam density of the second foam layer is less than the first foam layer. | 11-28-2013 |
20130341472 | PORTABLE SHOOTING PLATFORM - A rapidly deployable and adjustable arm support apparatus to be fastened to a user's body or user's apparel to support the arm of the user holding a rifle, bow, camera etc. In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable arm support platform includes an arm support and a first extension member connected to the arm support. The arm support is adjustable along at least a first dimension and is shaped to accommodate a shooters arm. A second extension member is rotatably connected to the first extension member, wherein the first extension member is rotatably adjustable relative to the second extension member. This flexibility of orientation means that the user's arm can be comfortably supported in virtually any reasonable orientation relative to the shooting platform. | 12-26-2013 |
20140158839 | ADAPTIVE ARM SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE - Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user using a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; and an arm support coupled to the harness configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support to apply an offset force to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, the one or more compensation elements providing a force profile that varies the offset force based on an orientation of the arm support. | 06-12-2014 |
20140263878 | WRIST SUPPORT - A support device for supporting a hand and a wrist of a user includes a body having a hand support portion, a first raised support portion extending from the hand support portion, a second raised support portion spaced apart from the first raised support portion and extending from the hand support portion, and a recess defined at one end by the hand support portion and extending between the first and second raised support portions. The hand support portion is configured to extend across the hand of the user to support the hand. The first and second raised support portions are configured to engage opposing sides of the wrist of the user such that a mid portion of the wrist is suspended above the recess. | 09-18-2014 |
20140312186 | FREESTANDING FOLDABLE HEADREST - A contractible headrest is provided. The contractible headrest includes a first leg stand having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is configured to rest on a surface. The present invention further includes a second leg stand having a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the second leg stand is pivotally attached to the first leg stand. The bottom end of the second leg stand is also configured to rest on a surface. The present invention further includes a C-face pillow disposed at the top end of the first leg stand. | 10-23-2014 |
20140319292 | Element for a work surface, and an arrangemen - There is provided an element for a work surface and an arrangement including one or more elements. The element comprises opposite faces and the element is being arranged to be installed in a first position with respect to the work surface and in a second position with respect to the work surface, in which first position and second position different opposite faces are out on the work surface. The element comprises screen work accessories on one of the opposite faces, whereby in the first position of the element the screen work accessories are out on the work surface and in the second position of the element the screen work accessories reside underneath the work surface. | 10-30-2014 |
20140353438 | MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE WITH POINTER MEANS AND AN ARMREST, AND A VEHICLE - A man-machine interface ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150108292 | Hand Stabilizer - A hand stabilizer comprises a support body having a planar bottom surface, a sloped top face and an upwardly facing sloped cradle between two opposing shoulders, the cradle being sized for supporting the ulnar aspect of the palm of a hand, such that the hand is steadied in order to facilitate performance of tasks requiring higher degrees of manual dexterity. | 04-23-2015 |
20150316204 | HEAVY CAPACITY ARM SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user while using a tool that include a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; an arm support pivotally coupled to the harness for supporting a user's arm; and a tool mount on a free end of the arm support for receiving a tool such that the tool is manipulatable by a hand of user's arm supported by the arm support. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support and/or the tool mount for at least partially offsetting a gravitational force acting on the user's arm and/or the tool received on the tool mount. | 11-05-2015 |
20150335940 | PATIENT AID DEVICES, PARTICULARLY FOR MOBILE UPPER EXTREMITY SUPPORT IN RAILED DEVICES SUCH AS PARALLEL BARS AND TREADMILLS - Patient aid devices and an associated method of supporting an upper extremity are described and include a mobile upper extremity support for the patient. A support assembly supports a first side of an upper body of the user for movement along a first rail. The support assembly also allows motion of a second side of an upper body relative to the first side. | 11-26-2015 |
20160029798 | Pillow Stand for Tablet Computer - Tablet computers typically cannot stand up on their own. There are prior art padded stands for supporting tablet computers but they support the computers too low for reading, are too uncomfortable, or are oddly shaped. The present pillow stand includes an outer shell with flexible top and bottom panels connected by a planar seam to form an elongated olive-shaped cross section. A soft filler is enclosed within the outer shell. A receiving member is positioned on an exterior of the top panel for supporting a tablet computer in a standing position only along its lower end. A stabilizing member is positioned within the outer shell and connected to the receiving member through the top panel. The stabilizing member is engaged against the filler to support the receiving member and the computer. The stabilizing member spreads the weight of the computer across a large enough area of the soft filler to stably support the computer. The present pillow stand raises the tablet computer to reduce neck strain, it provides a soft hand rest in front of the computer, and it blends in with home decor by masquerading as an ordinary throw pillow. | 02-04-2016 |
20160186927 | PORTABLE SHOOTING PLATFORM - A rapidly deployable and adjustable arm support apparatus to be fastened to a user's body or user's apparel to support the arm of the user holding a rifle, bow, camera etc. In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable arm support platform includes an arm support and a first extension member connected to the arm support. The arm support is adjustable along at least a first dimension and is shaped to accommodate a shooters arm. A second extension member is rotatably connected to the first extension member, wherein the first extension member is rotatably adjustable relative to the second extension member. This flexibility of orientation means that the user's arm can be comfortably supported in virtually any reasonable orientation relative to the shooting platform. | 06-30-2016 |
20160198815 | Wrist Cushion Device | 07-14-2016 |
20190143503 | ARM SUPPORTING EXOSKELETON WITH A VARIABLE FORCE GENERATOR | 05-16-2019 |
248118100 | Armrest for writer | 6 |
20090189028 | Keyboard palm rest assembly - A keyboard palm rest assembly comprises a frame having an opening therethrough, the opening located corresponding to a position of a palm of a user when the user is utilizing a keyboard located adjacent the opening. The keyboard palm rest assembly also comprises a panel coupled to the frame and disposed across the opening, the panel enabling an airflow therethrough from a side opposite the user's palm to a side corresponding to the user's palm. | 07-30-2009 |
20100230557 | AS ACCESSORY FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE DEVICE - An accessory for use with a portable device with a top and bottom surface includes a platform for facilitating the use of a mouse; and a jaw incorporating an upper and a lower portion forming, in use, a gap to receive the side of a portable device; wherein the upper and lower portions are configured to respectively engage, in use, the top and bottom surfaces of said portable device; whereby the jaw releasable secures the accessory to said portable device. | 09-16-2010 |
20160066685 | WRIST AND FOREARM SUPPORT DEVICE - A support device adapted for improving the ergonomic support for the arm and wrist and forearm of a user of computer-related input devices is provided. The support device may include a body dimensioned and adapted for maintaining two support pads spaced apart along a shared horizontal axis so as to form a predetermined void along said horizontal axis and at a predetermined vertical distance above a supporting surface. The predetermined void prevents direct pressure to a carpal tunnel canal region of a supported wrist and forearm. The support device provides a low-friction base for sliding along the supporting surface for maintaining wrist and forearm support as the user transitions between input devices. | 03-10-2016 |
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20080217492 | WEARABLE CUSHIONED WRIST SUPPORT FOR COMPUTER USERS - A wrist support for supporting a wrist of a user is provided that comprises a plurality of cushioning elements, and a connector for connecting the cushioning elements together, wherein the wrist support is substantially an annulus, and wherein the cushioning elements: comprise a resilient material, are arranged adjacent to one another in the annulus, are arranged radially about the central axis of the annulus, and are capable of being disposed on the user's wrist in a position wherein the user experiences minimal or no wrist strain. The wrist support supports the wrist comfortably in a neutral position that minimizes or eliminates wrist strain when the user is engaged in an activity that involves repetitive wrist or hand movements such as computer mouse usage or typing. | 09-11-2008 |
20080272250 | GLIDING WRIST AND FOREARM SUPPORT FOR MOUSE USERS - A wrist supporting chassis is mounted on independent swiveling rollers for carrying the wrist of a user of a pointing device such as a computer mouse on a desktop or other surface. The swiveling rollers are carried on swivel arms in recesses on an underside of the chassis, arranged to rotate freely on a vertical axis, perpendicular to the desktop or surface. The swivel arms define a radius from the swivel axis to a roller carried on an axle parallel to the desktop and perpendicular to both the radius and the swivel axis. The swivel arm is mounted to the chassis by a hub that fits into a collar with an intervening bushing or ball bearing. In exemplary embodiments, the swivel arm can be a disc with a central hub, the roller axle being heat-pressed into the disc to occupy a radial slot at the outer edge of the disc. Alternatively, a spring biased arrangement for the roller axle can be provided on facing channels the define a range of roller displacement. | 11-06-2008 |
20160143762 | Ergonomic Hand Pillow - The invention is directed toward an ergonomic hand pillow worn by a user to support the user's hand during repetitive tasks. The wearable device comprises a hand support and an attachment means. The hand support comprises a compressible material and has a first end and a second end. The first end of the hand support is substantially positioned under the wrist of a user when the hand support is worn by a user. The second end of the hand support is substantially positioned under the heads of the metacarpal bones when the hand support is worn by the user. The attachment means removably secures the hand support to the palm of a user's hand. The hand support may be straight or may be tapered in thickness and width. | 05-26-2016 |