Portion of a joystick handle

- Microsoft
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portion of a joystick handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

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.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the handle in FIGS. 1-7 and the joystick base in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a portion of a joystick handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D442179
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 29, 2000
Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Inventors: Christopher G. Alviar (Seattle, WA), Melissa S. Jacobson (Seattle, WA), Thomas W. Brooks (Seattle, WA), I-Chiang Sun (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/119,273
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Joystick (D14/412)
International Classification: 1402;