Adapter for attachment to a game controller
First Claim
1. An adapter for use with a video game controller of a video game console, the adapter comprising:
- (a) a housing for attachment to the controller;
(b) at least one lever switch mechanism comprising;
(i) a contact switch actuable between an open state and a closed state;
(ii) a lever comprising a finger-engaging surface and an actuator portion, wherein the lever is pivotable relative to the housing in response to a manual force applied to the finger-engaging surface, whereupon the actuator portion moves to actuate the contact switch between the open state and the closed state; and
(c) a console port operatively connected to the contact switch, and adapted to communicate electronic signals controlled by the contact switch to the game console to actuate a game function.
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Abstract
An adapter for use with a video game controller of a video game console includes a housing for attachment to the controller, a pair of lever switch mechanisms for operation by the left and right hand, and a console port. Each lever switch mechanism includes a contact switch and a lever. The contact switch is actuable between an open state and a closed state. The lever has a finger-engaging surface and an actuator portion. The lever is pivotable relative to the housing in response to a manual force applied to the finger-engaging surface, whereupon the actuator portion moves to actuate the contact switch between the open state and the closed state. The console port is operatively connected to the contact switch, and adapted to communicate electronic signals controlled by the contact switch to the game console to actuate a game function.
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23 Claims
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1. An adapter for use with a video game controller of a video game console, the adapter comprising:
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(a) a housing for attachment to the controller; (b) at least one lever switch mechanism comprising; (i) a contact switch actuable between an open state and a closed state; (ii) a lever comprising a finger-engaging surface and an actuator portion, wherein the lever is pivotable relative to the housing in response to a manual force applied to the finger-engaging surface, whereupon the actuator portion moves to actuate the contact switch between the open state and the closed state; and (c) a console port operatively connected to the contact switch, and adapted to communicate electronic signals controlled by the contact switch to the game console to actuate a game function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for use with a video game controller adapter comprising a housing for attachment to the game controller, a contact switch actuable between an open state and a closed state, and a first ferromagnetic member attached to the housing, wherein the device comprises:
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(a) a lever comprising a finger-engaging surface and an actuator portion, wherein the actuator portion is positioned to move and thereby actuate the contact switch between the open state and the closed state, when the lever is attached to the housing and pivoted relative to the housing in response to a manual force applied to the finger-engaging surface; and (b) a second ferromagnetic member attached to the lever, wherein at least one of the first and second ferromagnetic members comprises a permanent magnet, and wherein the lever is removably attachable to the housing by magnetic attraction between the first and second ferromagnetic members, wherein; (i) either one of the first and second ferromagnetic members defines a cylindrical disc; and (ii) the other one of the first and second ferromagnetic members defines a cylindrical recess sized to receive the disc in an axial direction and permit rotation of the disc relative to the recess when the lever pivots relative to the housing, while circumscribing the disc to prevent radial translation of the disc relative to the recess. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A device for use with a video game controller adapter comprising a housing for attachment to the game controller, a contact switch actuable between an open state and a closed state, the device comprising a lever comprising a finger-engaging surface and an actuator portion, wherein the actuator portion is positioned to move and thereby actuate the contact switch between the open state and the closed state, when the lever is attached to the housing and pivoted relative to the housing in response to a manual force applied to the finger-engaging surface, and wherein the lever comprises a first elongate section that extends rearwards substantially horizontally with a horizontal planar orientation, a transverse section that extends outwardly from a rear end of the first elongate section with a vertical planar orientation, and a tip section comprising the finger-engaging surface of the lever that extends rearward again from the transverse section with a vertical planar orientation, when the lever is attached to the housing, and the housing is attached to the controller.
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