Mouse with interchangeable palm rest and interchangeable finger rest

Abstract

Mouse with interchangeable palm rest and interchangeable finger rest, including: - a mouse body (1) having two opposing side sections (11) and a rear section (12) located between the two side sections (11); - an interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b) which is attached to the side section (11) of the mouse body (1) by magnetic attraction; and - a replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) which is attached to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) by magnetic attraction; wherein the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) has an outwardly projecting finger rest section (21a, 21b) on which a finger can rest, and an attachment section (22a, 22b) extending in a curved manner from the finger rest section (21a, 21b) to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1), wherein the replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) when attached downwards by magnetic attraction to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) holds the attachment section (22a, 22b) of the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) downwards.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a computer mouse, in particular to a mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest.

[0002] As computers have become more popular, mice have been continuously developed and improved to simplify their use. Therefore, mice equipped with palm rests and finger rests are now available to provide users with greater comfort. Different finger rests are offered for specific groups, such as high-level gamers. These finger rests attach magnetically to the mouse, allowing for easy interchangeability. However, magnetic attraction alone does not guarantee a secure attachment for the finger rest, which is often a concern for high-level gamers.

[0003] Starting from the disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention aims to offer a mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest.

[0004] To solve this problem, the invention proposes a mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest, comprising a mouse body having two opposing side sections and a rear section located between the two side sections, an interchangeable finger rest which is magnetically attached to the side section of the mouse body, and an interchangeable palm rest which is magnetically attached to the rear section of the mouse body and which, when attached downwards to the rear section of the mouse body, can hold the interchangeable finger rest in place.

[0005] Preferably, several first magnetic attraction parts are provided in the rear section of the mouse body, while the interchangeable palm rest is provided with several second magnetic attraction parts, wherein when the interchangeable palm rest is attached to the rear section of the mouse body, the several first magnetic attraction parts can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several second magnetic attraction parts.

[0006] Preferably, two first magnetic attraction parts are provided in the rear section of the mouse body, arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction in the rear section of the mouse body, while the interchangeable palm rest is provided with two second magnetic attraction parts, arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction on the underside of the interchangeable palm rest.

[0007] Preferably, the side section of the mouse body is provided with several third magnetic attraction parts and the interchangeable finger rest with several fourth magnetic attraction parts, wherein when the interchangeable finger rest is attached to the side section of the mouse body, the several third magnetic attraction parts can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several fourth magnetic attraction parts.

[0008] Preferably, two third magnetic attraction parts are provided in the side section of the mouse body, arranged opposite each other in the front-back direction in the side section of the mouse body, while the interchangeable finger rest is provided with two fourth magnetic attraction parts, arranged opposite each other in the front-back direction on the inside of the interchangeable finger rest.

[0009] Preferably, the interchangeable palm rest is replaced to change a height defined by the distance from the rear edge of the top of the interchangeable palm rest to the underside of the mouse body.

[0010] Preferably, the interchangeable finger rest has an outwardly projecting finger rest section on which a finger can rest, and a connecting section extending in a curved fashion from the finger rest section to the rear section of the mouse body, wherein the interchangeable palm rest, when connected downwards to the rear section of the mouse body, can hold the connecting section of the interchangeable finger rest downwards.

[0011] Preferably, the interchangeable finger rest is replaced in order to change a width defined by the outward extension of the finger rest section of the interchangeable finger rest.

[0012] The present invention offers at least the advantageous effect that, in the mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest, the interchangeable finger rest is interchangeably attached to the side section of the mouse body by magnetic attraction, and the interchangeable palm rest is interchangeably attached to the rear section of the mouse body by magnetic attraction, wherein the interchangeable palm rest, when attached downwards to the rear section of the mouse body, can hold the interchangeable finger rest downwards, not only can a simple and quick change of the finger rest and the palm rest be achieved by means of magnetic attraction, but the problem that a secure attachment of the finger rest cannot be achieved solely by magnetic attraction can also be effectively solved.

[0013] To better understand the features and technical embodiments of the present invention, it is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying figures. The accompanying drawings do not represent a limitation of the present invention, but merely serve to illustrate it.

[0014] They show Fig. 1 a schematic exploded view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest, Fig. 2 a schematic exploded view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest from another view, Fig. 3 a schematic side view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest after the interchangeable palm rest has been replaced, Fig. 4 A schematic side view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest after being replaced with another interchangeable palm rest, Fig. 5 a schematic top view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest during the change of the interchangeable finger rest, Fig. 6 a schematic top view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest when changing to another interchangeable finger rest, Fig. 7 a schematic rear view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest during the changing of the interchangeable palm rest and Fig. 8 a schematic rear view of a mouse according to the invention with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest after the interchangeable palm rest has been changed.

[0015] The embodiments disclosed within the scope of the present invention are described below with reference to specific, concrete examples. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the advantages and effects of the present invention can be derived from the disclosures in this description. The present invention can be implemented or applied in other specific embodiments, whereby various modifications or alterations can be made to the details disclosed in this description as needed and depending on the application, without departing from the basic ideas of the present invention. Furthermore, it should be noted that the individual components of the present invention are not shown in their actual size, but only schematically.The following embodiments serve to further explain the relevant configurations of the present invention and in no way limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0016] It is understood that the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., used to describe various elements are not to be interpreted as restrictive. Rather, such terms serve to distinguish one element from another. Furthermore, the term "or" used in this description may, where applicable, encompass any of the listed items or a combination of several such items.

[0017] The present invention provides a mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest, as described in Fig. Numbers 1 to 8 are shown. From Fig. 1 and Fig. As can be seen from Figure 2, the mouse according to the invention, with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest, essentially comprises a mouse body 1, an interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b, and an interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b. The following section describes in more detail the construction of the individual elements of the mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to the present embodiment, and, where applicable, also the connections between the individual elements of the mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to the present embodiment.

[0018] The mouse body 1 of the present embodiment is a mouse body that possesses all the functions of a mouse. Furthermore, the mouse body 1 can be a wired or a wireless mouse. In the present embodiment, the mouse body 1 has two opposing side sections 11 and a rear section 12 located between the two side sections 11. In addition, the mouse body 1 includes further elements, such as a scroll wheel, a switch, and a tracking module, which are required for ordinary mouse operation. Such elements are not part of the present invention and therefore do not require further explanation here.

[0019] In the present embodiment, the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b is interchangeably attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1. Specifically, the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b of the present embodiment is interchangeably attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 by magnetic attraction. Thus, the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b can be changed to adapt to the user's usage habits.

[0020] In the present embodiment, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b is interchangeably attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1.

[0021] In particular, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b of the present embodiment is magnetically attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 in a replaceable manner. Thus, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b can be changed to adapt to the user's usage habits. It should be noted that when attached downwards to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b of the present embodiment can hold the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b in place. That is, after the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b has been magnetically attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b can be magnetically attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 in such a way that it holds the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b down.In this way, the invention utilizes magnetic attraction to enable a simple and quick change of the finger rest and the palm rest. In addition, the problem that magnetic attraction alone does not provide a secure connection for the finger rest can be effectively solved.

[0022] Furthermore, in the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 of the present embodiment, as e.g. in Fig. 1 shown, several first magnetic attraction parts 4 provided, while the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b, as in Fig. 2 recognizable, is provided with several second magnetic attraction parts 5, wherein when attaching the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 the several first magnetic attraction parts 4 can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several second magnetic attraction parts 5 in order to enable an interchangeable attachment of the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b by magnetic attraction to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1.

[0023] In the present embodiment, two first magnetic attraction elements 4 are provided in the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1, arranged opposite each other in the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1, oriented in a left-right direction. On the other hand, the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b is provided with two second magnetic attraction elements 5, arranged opposite each other in a left-right direction on the underside of the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b. However, in practice, the first magnetic attraction elements 4 can also be provided in a different number than two and can also be positioned differently in the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 than described above. Likewise, in practice, the second magnetic attraction elements 5 can also be provided in a different number than two and can also be positioned differently on the underside of the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b than described above.

[0024] In the present embodiment, the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 is equipped with several third magnetic attraction parts 6, e.g., according to Fig. 1 and the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b with several fourth magnetic attraction parts 7 for example according to Fig. 2 provided, wherein when attaching the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 the several third magnetic attraction parts 6 can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several fourth magnetic attraction parts 7 in order to enable an interchangeable attachment of the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b by magnetic attraction to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1.

[0025] In the present embodiment, two third magnetic attraction elements 6 are provided in the side section 11 of the mouse body 1, arranged opposite each other in the front-to-back direction within the side section 11 of the mouse body 1. The interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b, on the other hand, is provided with two fourth magnetic attraction elements 7, arranged opposite each other in the front-to-back direction on the inside of the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b. However, in practice, the third magnetic attraction elements 6 can also be provided in a different number than two and can also be positioned differently in the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 than described above. Likewise, in practice, the fourth magnetic attraction elements 7 can also be provided in a different number than two and can also be positioned differently on the inside of the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b than described above.

[0026] As can be seen from Fig. As shown, the interchangeable palm rest 3a covers the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 and is positioned on it in such a way that the user can rest their palm on the palm rest when using the mouse, thus providing good support for the palm. As shown, the distance from the rear edge of the top of the interchangeable palm rest 3a to the bottom of the mouse body 1 is defined as the first height H1.

[0027] Out of Fig. Figure 4 shows that the interchangeable palm rest 3b is now used and positioned on it, covering the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1. As shown, the distance from the rear edge of the top of the interchangeable palm rest 3b to the bottom of the mouse body 1 is defined as the second height H2, where the second height H2 is greater than the one shown in Figure 4. Fig. The first height H1 shown in Figure 3 is designed to hold the palm in a higher position, thus providing better support. In this way, by changing palm rests, the height defined by the distance from the rear edge of the palm rest's top surface to the underside of the mouse body can be adjusted to provide varying levels of support for the palm.

[0028] In the representation in Fig. In section 5, the interchangeable finger rest 2a is attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1. The interchangeable finger rest 2a has an outwardly projecting finger rest section 21a, on which a finger can rest, and an attachment section 22a that extends in a curve from the finger rest section 21a to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1. When using the mouse, the user can rest their finger on the finger rest section 21a, the outward extension of the finger rest section 21a being defined as the first width W1.

[0029] Again Fig. Since the interchangeable finger rest 2b is removable from section 6, it is now attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1. The interchangeable finger rest 2b has an outwardly projecting finger rest section 21b, on which a finger can rest, and an attachment section 22b that extends in a curve from the finger rest section 21b to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1. When using the mouse, the user can rest their finger on the finger rest section 21b, the outward extension of the finger rest section 21b being defined as a second width W2, which is greater than the one in Fig. The first width shown in Figure 5 is W1. In this way, by changing finger rests, the width defined by the outward extension of the finger rest can be changed, so that the user can choose between partial contact of the finger with the table surface and complete separation of the finger from the table surface in order to move the mouse.

[0030] It should be noted that the interchangeable palm rest 3b of the present embodiment, as in Fig. 7 and Fig.As shown in Figure 8, when attached downwards to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1, the interchangeable palm rest 3b can hold the attachment section 22b of the interchangeable finger rest 2b in place. That is, after the interchangeable finger rest 2b has been attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 by magnetic attraction, the interchangeable palm rest 3b can be attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 by magnetic attraction in such a way that it holds the attachment section 22b of the interchangeable finger rest 2b in place. In this way, the invention utilizes magnetic attraction to enable a simple and quick exchange of the finger rest and the palm rest. In addition, the problem that magnetic attraction alone does not provide a secure attachment of the finger rest can be effectively solved.

[0031] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the interchangeable finger rest 2b is provided in a quantity of two, wherein the user can attach at least one of the interchangeable finger rests 2b to at least one side section 11 of the mouse body 1 according to his own individual needs, such as being left- or right-handed.

[0032] In summary, the mouse according to the invention, with its interchangeable palm rest and interchangeable finger rest, allows for the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b to be attached to the side section 11 of the mouse body 1 by magnetic attraction, and the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b to be attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1 by magnetic attraction, with the interchangeable palm rest 3a, 3b being able to hold the interchangeable finger rest 2a, 2b in place downwards when attached to the rear section 12 of the mouse body 1. This not only enables a simple and quick exchange of the finger rest and the palm rest by means of magnetic attraction, but also effectively solves the problem that a secure attachment of the finger rest cannot be achieved solely by magnetic attraction.

[0033] The above disclosures do not constitute a limitation of the scope of protection of the present invention, but merely serve to illustrate possible preferred embodiments of the present invention. Any equivalent modification that can be derived from the description or the drawings of the present invention therefore falls within the scope of protection of the present invention. Reference symbol list 1 mouse body Section 11 12 Back side section 2a, 2b Interchangeable finger rest 21a, 21b Finger rest section 22a, 22b Connection section 3a, 3b Interchangeable palm rest 4 First magnetic attraction part 5 Second magnetic attraction part 6 Third magnetic attraction part 7 Fourth magnetic attraction part H1 First Height H2 Second Height W1 First Broad W2 Second Width

Claims

[1] Mouse with a replaceable palm rest and a replaceable finger rest, comprising: - a mouse body (1) having two opposing side sections (11) and a rear section (12) located between the two side sections (11); - an interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b) which is attached to the side section (11) of the mouse body (1) by magnetic attraction; and - a replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) which is attached to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) by magnetic attraction; wherein the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) has an outwardly projecting finger rest section (21a, 21b) on which a finger can rest, and an attachment section (22a, 22b) extending in a curved manner from the finger rest section (21a, 21b) to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1), wherein the replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) when attached downwards by magnetic attraction to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) holds the attachment section (22a, 22b) of the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) downwards. [2] The mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to claim 1, wherein several first magnetic attraction parts (4) are provided in the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1), while the interchangeable palm rest (3a, 3b) is provided with several second magnetic attraction parts (5), wherein when the interchangeable palm rest (3a, 3b) is attached to the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) the several first magnetic attraction parts (4) can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several second magnetic attraction parts (5). [3] The mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) there are two first magnetic attraction parts (4) which are arranged opposite each other in the rear section (12) of the mouse body (1) in the left-right direction, while the interchangeable palm rest (3a, 3b) is provided with two second magnetic attraction parts (5) which are arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction on the underside of the interchangeable palm rest (3a, 3b). [4] The mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side section of the mouse body (1) is provided with several third magnetic attraction parts (6) and the interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b) is provided with several fourth magnetic attraction parts (7), wherein when the interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b) is attached to the side section of the mouse body (1) the several third magnetic attraction parts (6) can be uniquely assigned to be attracted by the several fourth magnetic attraction parts (7). [5] The mouse with an interchangeable palm rest and an interchangeable finger rest according to claim 4, wherein two third magnetic attraction parts (6) are provided in the side section (11) of the mouse body (1), which are arranged opposite each other in the front-back direction in the side section (11) of the mouse body (1), while the interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b) is provided with two fourth magnetic attraction parts (7) which are arranged opposite each other in the front-back direction on the inside of the interchangeable finger rest (2a, 2b). [6] The mouse with a replaceable palm rest and a replaceable finger rest according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) is changed to alter a height defined by the distance from the rear edge of the top of the replaceable palm rest (3a, 3b) to the bottom of the mouse body (1). [7] The mouse with a replaceable palm rest and a replaceable finger rest according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) is changed to change a width defined by the extension of the finger rest section (21a, 21b) of the replaceable finger rest (2a, 2b) outwards.

Images