X-Y direction input device having changeable orientation of input axes and switch activation
Patent 4786892 Issued on November 22, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 6, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 6, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3643148 3835464 Money transfer device keyboard terminal Input device featuring both trackball and mouse capability Patent #: 4562347 InventorsApplicationNo. 07/000728 filed on 01/06/1987US Classes:341/20, BODILY ACTUATED CODE GENERATOR341/35, With rotary dial345/164, Rotatable ball detector74/471XYControl moves in two planesExaminersPrimary: Curtis, Marshall M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 3/033 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1986-02-22 JPAbstractAn X-Y direction input device includes a ball, a switchboard carrying push switches, first and second follower rollers rotated by the ball having axes perpendicular to each other, and rotation detecting means which all are enveloped by an outer shell. The push switches are activated by switch activating members exposed on the outer surface of the outer shell. The axes of the first and second follower rollers may be rotated by a desired angle with respect to an orientation of the outer shell. | |
