Feedback on portable keyboard tray idea...
"jeffinboston456" <[email protected]> Fri, 04 May 2012 01:22:29 -0000
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I'm a sufferer of repetitive strain injury and use as a Gold Touch keyboard=
at work and at home. At home I have a keyboard tray that is adjustable in =
height and angle. Recently at work I was moving from cubicle to cubicle eve=
ry few days, and none of these had a keyboard tray. They purchased a 3M cla=
mp-based keyboard tray for me but I realized there were a lot of things I j=
ust didn't like about the design and I think I can do better.
I think I can design a portable keyboard tray that will:=20
1. Be adjustable in height
2. Be adjustable in angle=20
3. Easily fit into any backpack that can hold a 15=E2=80=9D laptop
4. Be relatively lightweight (a few lbs)
5. Will clamp onto desks and tables of a variety of thicknesses
6. Clamped onto a table in less than 30 seconds
7. Not mar the table top
8. Clamp on round tables as well as inside corner desks
9. Clamp onto glass top desks
10. Would NOT slide under the table
My questions to all of you:
A. Is this something you would buy?=20
B. How much would you pay?=20
C. Which of these features would be important to you?=20
D. Are there any features here I didn't include that would be important to =
you?
Thanks for any feedback you can give!
-Jeff
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mercial message)<br>
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I'm a sufferer of repetitive strain injury and use as a Gold Touch keyboard=
at work and at home. At home I have a keyboard tray that is adjustable in =
height and angle. Recently at work I was moving from cubicle to cubicle eve=
ry few days, and none of these had a keyboard tray. They purchased a 3M cla=
mp-based keyboard tray for me but I realized there were a lot of things I j=
ust didn't like about the design and I think I can do better.<br>
<br>
I think I can design a portable keyboard tray that will: <br>
<br>
1. Be adjustable in height<br>
2. Be adjustable in angle <br>
3. Easily fit into any backpack that can hold a 15=E2=80=9D laptop<br>
4. Be relatively lightweight (a few lbs)<br>
5. Will clamp onto desks and tables of a variety of thicknesses<br>
6. Clamped onto a table in less than 30 seconds<br>
7. Not mar the table top<br>
8. Clamp on round tables as well as inside corner desks<br>
9. Clamp onto glass top desks<br>
10. Would NOT slide under the table<br>
<br>
My questions to all of you:<br>
<br>
A. Is this something you would buy? <br>
B. How much would you pay? <br>
C. Which of these features would be important to you? <br>
D. Are there any features here I didn't include that would be important to =
you?<br>
<br>
Thanks for any feedback you can give!<br>
-Jeff<br>
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