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Controller for video games

Granted 1 May 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ascii Corporation · originally THE OPUS LAW FIRM

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Inventors: Masakazu Okimoto · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
126264
filed 11 Jul 2000
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US D441405
granted 1 May 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a controller for video games.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation view is identical with the front elevation view.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 6—6 in FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a referential right side view showing the controller attached to the analogue keys.

FIG. 8 is a referential view showing the controller sliding in the direction the arrow indicates; and,

FIG. 9 is a referential left side view showing the hinges being twisted.

The broken lines are for illustrative purpose only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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D21/333

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