| US 7,338,374 B2 | ||
| Adjustable tension analog stick for a video game pad | ||
| Michael Hammond, Madison, Wis. (US); and Lee Wing Hang, Shatin (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, The) | ||
| Assigned to Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/987,334. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/520119, filed on Nov. 14, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0124416 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—38 [463/36; 463/37] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A control apparatus comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing movably connected to said first housing at a connection location;
a tension member positioned adjacent to said second housing, wherein said tension member provides an amount of tension to
the second housing;
an adjustment member adapted to enable a user to adjust the tension of said tension member, wherein an axis extends through
the first housing, the second housing, the connection location and the adjustment member, the tension member exerting a force
upon the second housing substantially parallel to the axis; and
a signal transfer member coupled to the second housing, wherein the signal transfer member is in communication with a processor
of an electronic game device.
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