Appeal No. 95-3158
Application 08/038,424
Haskins U.S. Patent No. 4,718,085 Jan. 5, 1988
Kirchgessner U.S. Patent No. 4,927,987 May 22, 1990
The Rejection on Appeal
Claims 1 and 4-7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Aoki, Haskins and Kirchgessner.
The Invention
The invention is directed to a handheld trackball pointing
device for use with a data processing apparatus. It includes
structure which permits a user to readily change the cable
position to reduce cable interference with user manipulation of
the device.
Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. A hand-held, finger-operated trackball pointing
device comprising:
a housing for housing electrical components of
said device, said housing being box shaped and having a
top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls extending
between said top wall and said bottom wall, said
housing being of a size adapted to be held in a user’s
hand and having cursor controls mounted thereon which
are adapted to be manipulated by a user while said
housing is being held in the user’s hand;
said curser controls comprising a trackball
mounted in said housing and having a portion projecting
upwardly from said top wall, for manipulation by a
user’s finger;
said cursor controls further comprising
selectively actuated button means mounted said top wall
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