Game controller

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top rear isometric view of a game controller showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a left elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view of a button thereof, taken substantially along the line 8--8 of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view of the button thereof, taken substantially along the line 9--9 of FIG. 4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D417211
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 5, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 1999
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Steven T. Kaneko (Seattle, WA), Kenneth Mori (Los Angeles, CA), Peter S. Turner (Santa Clarita, CA), Edward V. Cruz (Newbury Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Law Firm: Seed and Berry LLP
Application Number: 0/62,027
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/1179
International Classification: 2101;