Video game joystick controller

- Thrustmaster, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a video game joystick controller, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D303405 September 12, 1989 Kim
D306615 March 13, 1990 Hayes
D317949 July 2, 1991 Tse
D330230 October 13, 1992 Carter
D330371 October 20, 1992 Tse
D334415 March 30, 1993 Carter et al.
4658666 April 21, 1987 Liu
4748441 May 31, 1988 Brzezinski
Other references
  • Playthings, 1988, p. 49, shown by arrow. Hong Kong Enterprise, Oct. 1990, p. 813 as shown. Merchadising, Mar. 1983, p. 53, as shown. Vending Times Jul. 1982, p. 40 as shown. Polaroid photographs of F-14 military issue joystick handle.
Patent History
Patent number: D351625
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 1, 1993
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 1994
Assignee: Thrustmaster, Inc. (Tigard, OR)
Inventors: Robert L. Carter (Lake Oswego, OR), David W. Reeves (Aloha, OR), Clarence A. Hoffman (Salem, OR), Gary L. Moffett (Vancouver, WA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Beshmukh
Law Firm: Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz
Application Number: 0/10,325
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/48