Joystick attachment

- Caterpillar Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a left-handed joystick attachment shown connected to a joystick, embodying my new design, a right-handed joystick attachment being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a right-handed joystick attachment, shown connected to a joystick, a left-handed joystick attachment being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 3 is an alternate isometric view of a right-handed joystick attachment, a left-handed joystick attachment being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

FIGS. 2–9 depict a right-handed joystick attachment, a left-handed joystick attachment is a mirror image thereto.

The broken lines represent portions of the design that form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a joystick attachment, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D581418
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 30, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 2008
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventor: Amory R. Diccion (Dunlap, IL)
Primary Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Assistant Examiner: Keli L Acker
Attorney: Richard K. Chang, II
Application Number: 29/298,206