Joystick with control buttons

- Thrustmaster, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right rear perspective view of joystick with control buttons showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof; the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is front elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D365605
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 5, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: Thrustmaster, Inc. (Tigard, OR)
Inventors: Christopher Jensen (Hillsboro, OR), Grant E. Brightman (Hillsboro, OR)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Marger, Johnson, McCollom & Stolowitz
Application Number: 0/33,168
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/48