Game controller

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Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded front and top perspective view of a game controller in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded front and bottom perspective view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded front view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded rear view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded right side view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded left side view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded top side view of the game controller of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exploded bottom view of the game controller of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a detailed view taken at area 9 on FIG. 1.

The broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a game controller, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D889550
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2018
Date of Patent: Jul 7, 2020
Assignee: Ironburg Inventions Limited (Wincanton)
Inventors: Duncan Ironmonger (Suwanee, GA), Carl Jeffrey (Gloucestershire), Michael Parker (Gloucestershire)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Melvin L Davis
Application Number: 29/662,365