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Foot-operated multi-directional sensing device

  • US 5,745,055 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A foot-operated input device for providing input information to a remote computer, comprising:

  • a housing comprising on opposite sides a base for positioning on a support surface and an elongated platform on which a foot is positioned, the platform being movable in and biasing means for biasing said platform to a neutral position relative to said base when the pressure from said foot is removed, said platform being movable from the neutral position in any radial direction parallel to the base, and movable in any tilting direction toward the base around the neutral position; and

    sensing means for sensing the movement of the platform in said any radial and tilting direction relative to the base for producing input information indicative of said movement to the computer.

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