Side-mounted throttle and weapons controller for video games and flight simulators

- Thrustmaster, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a side mounted throttle and weapons controller for computer video games and flight simulators, according to the design of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view of the controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view of the controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the controller of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Other references
  • Merchandising, Mar. 1983, p. 53. Hong Kong Enterprise, Oct. 1990, p. 813. Brochure advertising QS202 Squadron Commander; QS205 Interceptor, Quicknews, Sep.-Oct. 1994, QuickShot Technology, Inc., Milpitas, Calif.
Patent History
Patent number: D365604
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: Thrustmaster, Inc. (Tigard, OR)
Inventors: Robert L. Carter (Vancouver, WA), Christopher J. Jensen (Hillsboro, OR)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Marger, Johnson, McCollum & Stolowitz
Application Number: 0/30,469
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/48