Motor skill assistance device

摘要

A device for assisting individuals having impaired motor skill to actuate a selectable region of touch screen input of a portable computing device. The touch screen is secured in a housing, which includes an operator hand support structure. The hand support include a member for placement of the palm of the operator and allowing the palm to move the hand support structure to a selectable one of a plurality of regions of the touch screen and pivot downwardly to assist the operator to touch activate the touch screen input at the selected region. The device further includes a faceplate, which is positionable over the touch screen and has openings corresponding to the input regions of the touch screen input without interfering with the movement of the hand support. The sidewalls of the faceplate are of sufficient height to assist the operator's actuation of the intended region of the touch screen and inhibiting the operator from unintentional actuation of an adjacent region. The housing still further includes tabletop support for positioning the touch screen input at one of a plurality of selectable angles to facilitate ease of operation. The tabletop support can be repositioned to enclose the touch screen input.

主权项

1. A device for assisting an operator to position the palm of an operator's hand over a desired area associated with the touch screen input of a computing device for receiving operator finger touch input, comprising:
housing means for securely receiving said touch screen input of said computing device within a defined region of said housing means, said housing means having a bottom plate wherein said defined region is located on the upper face of said bottom plate; hand support means for providing support for said palm of said operator's hand thereon; and, positioning means mounted to said housing for supporting said hand support means such that said hand support means can be selectively positioned over a desired area above said defined region by said operator's hand.