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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Acco Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventors:
Erik Campbell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ching-Wei Chang, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
ACCO Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/03549 (2013.01); G06F 3/039 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer input device including a housing including a first side and a second side that is spaced apart from the first side, and a ball partially positioned within and rotatable relative to the housing. At least a portion of the ball extends through an aperture in the first side. The computer input device also includes a user-operable actuator accessible from the second side of the housing and configured to eject the ball from the housing.