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Controller for game machine

Granted 18 Aug 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Nintendo Of America, Inc. · originally Nintendo

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Inventors: Kenichi Sugino, Gunpei Yokoi, Yuji Hori, Norikatsu Furuta +1 · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 1 May 1995
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US D397162
granted 18 Aug 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of a controller for game machine in accordance with the first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view of the first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 8 is a front right perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-7, but with detachable battery pack portion removed therefrom;

FIG. 9 is a rear left perspective view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 15 is a front right perspective view of a controller for game machine in accordance with a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 16 is a rear left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being identical thereto;

FIG. 22 is a front right perspective view of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 15, but with a detachable battery pack portion removed therefrom;

FIG. 23 is a rear left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being identical thereto.

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