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Contoured and balanced remote tv control device

  • US 5,973,757 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1997
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hand-held electronic remote control signal transmitting device comprising:

  • an elongated body longitudinally extending in a front-to-rear direction and having top and bottom sides, a front portion, and a rear end portion substantially shorter than said front portion in said front-to-rear direction and being configured to be grasped from below by a control hand of a user, with said front portion extending forwardly beyond the control hand, said rear end portion of said body, including the top side thereof, being downwardly and rearwardly inclined relative to said front portion of said body;

    said device having an operating weight, at least about half of which is disposed rearwardly of said front portion to thereby stabilize said device against forwardly tipping out of the control hand;

    a key pad structure carried on said top side of said front portion of said body; and

    a signal generating position control member carried on said top side of said rear end portion of said body and positioned to be operated by a digit of the grasping control hand.

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