Four-port controller tap for video games
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the novel four-port controller tap for video games;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof taken along lines 2--2 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 3 and the right side elevation view would be identical except that it is reversed;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view taken along lines 7--7 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the novel four-port controller tab for video games;
FIG. 9 is a rear elevation view thereof taken along lines 9--9 of FIG. 10;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the four-port controller tab for video games;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the alternative embodiment of the novel four-port controller tab for video games; and,
FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof taken along lines 12--12 of FIG. 11.
The side elevation view and the front elevation views of the alternative embodiment would be the same as the views illustrated respectively in FIGS. 5 and 7 of the four-port controller tab for video games.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 5, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 1999
Inventor: Tom Roberts (El Cajon, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney: Charles C. Logan, II
Application Number: 0/89,056
International Classification: 2101;
