Input apparatus for a games console

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear and bottom perspective view of a first embodiment of an input apparatus for a games console in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is a rear and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear and bottom perspective view of a second embodiment of an input apparatus for a games console in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 10 is a rear and top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings show environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an input apparatus for a games console, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D983269
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 11, 2023
Inventors: Sunil Daddar (Suwanee, GA), Duncan Ironmonger (Milton, GA), Carl Jeffrey (Oxenton)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Salamah Jordan
Application Number: 29/738,762
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D21/333)