Apparatus and method for reducing repetitive or maintained stress injuries
CA 2066264 A1 · Owner: Product Innovation, Inc. · Inventors: Moss, Thomas J.; Moss, Marilyn A.; Moss, James R.
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An arm rest assembly (10) is usable with a mouse pad or keyboard and provides vertical support for a user's arm to avoid fatigue and injury. The assembly has at least one forearm cradle (12) and a thin profile which allows a mouse or digitizer pad to be placed on an assembly platen (11) or to insert the assembly under a keyboard and support both forearms of the using while striking the keys of the keyboard with both hands. The assembly further includes a detachable slide (15) which is pivotable and at the same, time allows linear movement of the arm toward and away from the assembly. An interchangeable cradle for the user's forearm has springs (41) to counteract the arm weight and to make …
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- Filed July 10, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 10, 2011.
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