Handle for position encoder system
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1. A collapsible and expandable input device for a position encoder system comprising:
- a base;
a top connected at a first end to the base for motion relative to the base, the top being movable into a first position wherein a second end of the top is adjacent to the base and into a second position wherein the second end of the top is spaced from the base; and
support means for supporting the top in the second position.
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Abstract
The handle is arranged to be expanded from a compact, collapsed configuration, into an expanded configuration for comfortable manipulation by the user. Upon completion of the use of the handle, the handle is collapsed to the compact configuration for stowage in the computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A collapsible and expandable input device for a position encoder system comprising:
- a base;
a top connected at a first end to the base for motion relative to the base, the top being movable into a first position wherein a second end of the top is adjacent to the base and into a second position wherein the second end of the top is spaced from the base; and support means for supporting the top in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An input device that is connectable to a computer for use with a position encoder system, comprising:
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a base; a top that is attached to the base, the top being movable relative to the base into a collapsed position and into an expanded position, wherein movement of the top from the expanded to the collapsed position increases the compactness of the device; and a link member connected between the device and the computer, the link member including a conductor for conducting electronic signals between the device and the computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of manufacturing an input device for a position encoder system for a computer, wherein the device may be changed from a collapsed configuration to a relatively larger expanded configuration, comprising the steps of:
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providing a base; mounting to the base for motion relative thereto a top; connecting an electronic switch to the top; and attaching for movement between the top and the base a support member for supporting part of the top in an expanded position in which one end of the top is spaced from the base, the support member being attached for movement out of the support position so that the end of the top is movable toward the base thereby to change the device into a configuration that is more compact than the configuration assumed by the device when the top is supported in the expanded position.
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