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Thumb-controlled, hand-held joystick

  • US 4,739,128 A
  • Filed: 11/10/1986
  • Issued: 04/19/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hand-held device comprising:

  • an elongated segment adapted for grasping by hand; and

    a pivotable joystick situated toward one end of said elongated segment and protruding from said elongated segment, having a neutral position that is generally perpendicular to a center line of said elongated segment in the neighborhood of said joystick, said joystick being movable to all of its pivotable positions by the face of the thumb of a hand grasping said elongated segment.

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