Controller for a video game console
First Claim
1. A controller for a video game console, comprising first and second handheld control units, each of which has a housing with a finger operating surface that is provided with a control button unit, means for transmitting signals to the video game console when said control button unit of each of said control units is operated and means for releasably interconnecting said housings of said handheld control units, said interconnecting means including a retaining seat having a top side formed with a pair of spaced retaining recesses, each of said retaining recesses removably receiving a respective one of said housings therein.
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Abstract
A controller for a video game console includes first and second handheld control units. Each of the handheld control units has a housing with a finger operating surface that is provided with a control button unit, and a transmitting unit for transmitting signals to the video game console when the control button unit is operated. An interconnecting unit is provided for releasably interconnecting the housings of the handheld control units.
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- 1. A controller for a video game console, comprising first and second handheld control units, each of which has a housing with a finger operating surface that is provided with a control button unit, means for transmitting signals to the video game console when said control button unit of each of said control units is operated and means for releasably interconnecting said housings of said handheld control units, said interconnecting means including a retaining seat having a top side formed with a pair of spaced retaining recesses, each of said retaining recesses removably receiving a respective one of said housings therein.
- 8. A controller for a video game console, comprising first and second handheld control units, each of which has a housing with a finger operating surface and a bottom surface opposite from said finger operating surface, said finger operating surface being provided with a control button unit, means for transmitting signals to the video game console when said control button unit of each of said control units is operated and means for releasably interconnecting said housings of said handheld control units, said interconnecting means including male and female fasteners provided respectively on said bottom surfaces of said housings so as to interconnect separably and selectively said housings such that said finger operating surfaces of said housings are opposite to one another.
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