TRIGGER ATTACHMENT AND METHOD FOR VIDEOGAME CONTROLLERS
First Claim
1. A trigger attachment for use with a game controller having a housing, a trigger extending through the housing with a finger contact surface and operable through a trigger range of motion between a zero position and an end position, the trigger attachment comprising:
- an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with the finger contact surface of the trigger, a sloped outer front surface, and a lower housing contact surface;
wherein the attachment body is sized and shaped to be mounted on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface of the trigger; and
wherein when mounted on the trigger, the lower housing contact surface is positioned to abut the housing when the trigger is pressed, thereby reducing the trigger range of motion by preventing the trigger from fully achieving the end position.
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Abstract
A trigger attachment is for use with a game controller having a housing, a trigger extending through the housing with an exposed contact surface and operable through a trigger range of motion between a zero position and an end position. The trigger attachment has an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with the finger contact surface of the trigger, a sloped outer front surface, and a lower housing contact surface. The attachment body is sized and shaped to be mounted on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface. When mounted on the trigger, the lower housing contact surface is positioned to abut the housing when the trigger is pressed, thereby reducing the trigger range of motion by preventing the trigger from fully achieving the end position.
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20 Claims
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1. A trigger attachment for use with a game controller having a housing, a trigger extending through the housing with a finger contact surface and operable through a trigger range of motion between a zero position and an end position, the trigger attachment comprising:
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an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with the finger contact surface of the trigger, a sloped outer front surface, and a lower housing contact surface; wherein the attachment body is sized and shaped to be mounted on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface of the trigger; and wherein when mounted on the trigger, the lower housing contact surface is positioned to abut the housing when the trigger is pressed, thereby reducing the trigger range of motion by preventing the trigger from fully achieving the end position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A trigger attachment for use with a trigger of a video game controller, the attachment comprising:
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an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with a finger contact surface of the trigger and a concavely-curved outer front surface extending down along and forward from the finger contact surface of the trigger, wherein the concavely-curved outer front surface has an attachment radius of curvature that is less than a corresponding trigger radius of curvature for the finger contact surface of the trigger; wherein the attachment body is sized and shaped to be mounted on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface of the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of reducing trigger range of motion in a game controller, the method comprising:
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providing a video game controller having a housing, a trigger extending through the housing with a finger contact surface and operable through a trigger range of motion between a zero position and an end position; providing a trigger attachment having an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with the finger contact surface of the trigger, an sloped outer front surface, and a lower housing contact surface; mounting the trigger attachment on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface of the trigger; and positioning the lower housing contact surface to abut the housing when the trigger is pressed, thereby reducing the trigger range of motion by preventing the trigger from fully achieving the end position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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