Controller unit for electronic devices
First Claim
1. A controller unit for controlling electronic devices, comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of control sections mounted to said housing to be manipulated by fingers of a user; and
a pair of handles diverging from each other in a direction from said housing toward the user, said diverging handles to be contacted with and supported by palms of both hands of the user, said housing, said handles and said control sections sized and arranged to allow manipulation of the control section by the user'"'"'fingers while the housing is supported by said handles in the user'"'"'s palms.
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Abstract
A controller unit for controlling an electronic device such as a video game. The controller unit comprises a housing with a pair of handles diverging toward a user and gripped by the palms of the user, first and second control sections arranged on the top of the housing and each including a plurality of key elements, and third and fourth control sections arranged on the front side of the housing and each including upper and lower key elements. The first control section comprises a key body having a first semispherical recess on its bottom and a second semispherical recess on its top, a spherical fulcrum member located below the key body and engageable with the first recess, a base plate mounted in the housing and including fixed contacts, a resilient body disposed between the key body and the base plate and including movable contacts, and a key support centrally located at the key body and having a semispherical projection engageable with the second recess.
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22 Claims
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1. A controller unit for controlling electronic devices, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of control sections mounted to said housing to be manipulated by fingers of a user; and a pair of handles diverging from each other in a direction from said housing toward the user, said diverging handles to be contacted with and supported by palms of both hands of the user, said housing, said handles and said control sections sized and arranged to allow manipulation of the control section by the user'"'"'fingers while the housing is supported by said handles in the user'"'"'s palms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A controller unit for controlling an electronic device, said electronic device including a housing on which a control section is mounted,
said control section comprising: -
an integral plurality of key elements; a first recess formed centrally in the bottom of said integral plurality of key elements; a fulcrum member located below and spaced a short distance away from said integral plurality of key elements; a resilient body adapted to urge said integral plurality of key elements upwards and including electric contacts; a second recess formed centrally in the top of said integral plurality of key elements; and a projection mounted to said housing and corresponding in location to said second recess. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification