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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gopal C Bhagat, Houston, TX (US);
James M Webster, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2482224 ; 248918 ; 24822911 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning a pointing device relative to a computer is either free-standing relative to the computer or releasably attached to the computer by a clamp. Buttons for moving the clamp jaw of the clamp from a home position to an extended position for attaching the attachment housing to the computer itself are ergonomically positioned. A hinge and clutch spring are disposed between the apparatus and the pointing device for unlimited pivotable positioning of the pointing device within a 90.degree. range for selected user positioning.