Joystick control
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1. An improved joystick control device comprising:
- (a) an upper housing portion;
(b) a control rod extending upwardly from said upper housing portion;
(c) a hand grip held housing portion depending downwardly from said upper housing portion; and
(d) switch means in said upper housing portion, said switch means having actuating means facing downwardly in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of elongation of said control rod and operatively connected to said control rod by a movable plate means whereby controlled movement of said control rod selectively actuates said switch means.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an improved joy stick control including a control rod interrelated with four switches so as to enable the control of movements in eight different directions. In a further aspect, the present invention includes a fire button located below the switches associated with the control rod and above indentations formed in the handle for the fingers. Each of the switches associated with the control rod includes a stationary upper contact and a movable lower contact with the lower contacts of the switches being operatively connected to the control rod.
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12 Claims
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1. An improved joystick control device comprising:
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(a) an upper housing portion; (b) a control rod extending upwardly from said upper housing portion; (c) a hand grip held housing portion depending downwardly from said upper housing portion; and (d) switch means in said upper housing portion, said switch means having actuating means facing downwardly in a direction substantially opposite to the direction of elongation of said control rod and operatively connected to said control rod by a movable plate means whereby controlled movement of said control rod selectively actuates said switch means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A switch mechanism for a joystick comprising:
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(a) a housing portion; (b) a top plate fixedly mounted to said housing portion; (c) a control rod; (d) a bottom plate rigidly connected to said control rod; (e) said top plate having a hole therethrough through which said control rod extends; and (f) a plurality of switches, each of said switches including a switch housing inversely mounted to said top plate in a direction opposite to the direction of elongation of said control rod and a pushbutton engaging said bottom plate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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