CPC A47C 16/00 (2013.01) [A47B 97/00 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0084 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A palm support device for use in supporting a user's hand while operating an input device on a work surface, comprising:
two support pads each having an underside having a low friction surface to slide on the work surface and an upper surface to contact and support, in use, a pisiform region of the hand and a trapezium region of the hand, respectively; and
a hinge connecting the two pads to provide for hinged movement of the two pads relative to each other between an open configuration in which the two pads are spaced-apart and in a common plane and a closed configuration in which the two pads are brought into contact with each other, and
wherein, when in the closed configuration, the undersides of the two pads are brought into contact with each other.
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