This Humanscale keyboard mechanisms offers the following features:
- Intuitive height adjustment that requires no locks, levers or controls
- Dial-a-tilt positioning that allows you to type at the angle most comfortable for you
- Ultra-thin profile to provide maximum knee clearance
- Superior design to provide maximum strength and stability
- Raised tilt mechanism to protect the keyboard from collisions with the edge of the desk
The lightest, most sustainable mechanism of its kind:
- Utilizes 28% less material than similar mechs
- Weighs only 6.5 pounds—28% less than similar mechs
- Available in a white finish to provide a clean, modern aesthetic
- Height adjustment range: 7”
- Tilt adjustment range: 0o to -15o
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Exceeds all BIFMA standards
- Made primarily of powder-coated steel
- 15-year 24/7 warranty
Virtually everyone has experienced
pain and discomfort after a long day hunched over the keyboard. That's
because poor posture while typing has been known to cause neck pain and
upper and lower back pain, as well as carpal tunnel syndrome and other
work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
The fact is, a keyboard placed directly on the desktop creates a
number of injury risks. Not only does it force the user to lean forward
in an unheatlhy, 'hunched-over' posture, it causes wrist anchoring and
creates contact stress on the work surface (Figure 1). Plus, the
potential benefits of many other ergonomic tools—like a task chair or
monitor arm—are rendered useless.
Figure 1
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Figure 2 |
In many ways, an articulating keyboard support forms the centerpiece
of the ergonomic workstation. It works in conjunction with a monitor arm
and task chair to literally bring the work directly to the user,
allowing him to lean back in his chair and maintain healthy ergonomic
posture (Figure 2). By working in such a way, the user can alleviate the
pain and discomfort normally associated with computer work and
dramatically reduce the risks of carpal tunnel syndrome and other
musculoskeletal disorders.
Benefits of Humanscale Keyboard Supports
Despite their benefits, keyboard supports often get a bad rap. This
is due in large part to the bulky, cumbersome design utilized by many
supposedly ergonomic keyboard systems. If you've ever knocked your knees
on a large metallic keyboard tray, you know why.
But Humanscale's keyboard supports offer the slimmest profile in the
industry, providing maximum knee clearance under the desk. In fact,
Humanscale's innovative 6G keyboard mechanism utilizes 28% less material
than competing mechs, making it by far the slimmest keyboard support on
the market. Plus, every Humanscale keyboard tray comes with smooth,
rounded edges, so it won't snag your clothing or gouge your leg.
When it comes to intuitive adjustment, Humanscale keyboard systems
are second to none. Each keyboard support offers at least 5 inches of
dynamic height adjustment, allowing each user to perfectly position the
keyboard according to his or her needs. And adjustment requires no
knobs, locks or levers—the keyboard repositions with just a simple hand
movement and remains in place once released.
Ergonomists agree that the healthiest typing posture is one that
allows the wrists to maintain a neutral or slightly pronated
posture—straight or bent at a slightly downward angle. For that reason,
each Humanscale keyboard system allows the keyboard to be positioned
anywhere from 0o to a -15o angle. Our unique
dial-a-tilt feature allows each user to note the angle at which he or
she keys most comfortably, and the system repositions in seconds to
accommodate new users.
Why is it ergonomic for a keyboard tray to have a negative tilt?
Backed by years of research,
ergonomists universally agree that using a keyboard in a negative tilt
encourages a neutral wrist posture--meaning your wrist is neither bent
nor flexed. Keyboarding in a negative tilt minimizes the risk of carpal
tunnel syndrome and other musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) while
reducing contact stress on the inside of the wrist.
Do I have to lock the arm in place when I move a keyboard support up or down?
No. Humanscale's award-winning
keyboard supports can be adjusted up or down by simply tilting the
platform and moving them into the desired position. Once you've found
your optimum height, the keyboard arm automatically locks in place when
released.
What are Humanscale keyboard and mouse platforms made of?
Our keyboard and mouse
platforms are made of phenolic, an ultra-strong composite made of wood
pulp and resin that’s durable, non-toxic, and easy to clean.
