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US 11,298,610 B2Granted
Adjustable trigger-stops for videogame controllers
AssigneePerformance Designed Products LLC
InventorsStorm Orion, Trevor Thomas Lehr, Ali Homayounfar
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Abstract
A video game controller has triggers that can be depressed by a user. The triggers have associated trigger stops actuatable to limit the travel of the trigger when depressed by the user. The trigger stop can be selectively operated by the user to vary the trigger stop location, and therefore the amount of travel of the trigger when depressed, between multiple (e.g., more than 2, more than 3, more than 4, 5, etc.) positions.
Claims20
A video game controller, comprising:
- a housing;
- a trigger movably coupled to the housing, the trigger pivotable about a first axis along a travel path in a direction transverse to the first axis from an undepressed position to a fully depressed position;
- and
- a trigger stop assembly comprising
- a clutch lever rotatable about a second axis, the clutch lever having a tooth that protrudes relative to a surface of the clutch lever,
- a plunger rotatable about a third axis and configured to define a travel limit of the trigger when the trigger is fully depressed and contacts at least a portion of the plunger, the plunger comprising a gear with a plurality of teeth spaced apart from each other and a clearance space between adjacent teeth configured to removably receive at least a portion of the tooth of the clutch lever therein, where the travel limit of the trigger is adjustable between a plurality of travel limit positions by inserting the tooth of the clutch lever in the clearance space between different teeth of the gear.
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A video game controller, comprising:
- a housing;
- a trigger movably coupled to the housing, the trigger pivotable about a first axis along a travel path in a direction transverse to the first axis from an undepressed position to a fully depressed position;
- and
- a trigger stop assembly comprising
- a clutch lever rotatable about a second axis, a clutch actuator attached to the clutch lever and configured to at least partially extend through an opening in the housing,
- a plunger rotatable about a third axis and configured to define a travel limit of the trigger when the trigger is fully depressed and contacts at least a portion of the plunger, the plunger comprising a plurality of surfaces configured to releasably engage at least a portion of the clutch lever, where the travel limit of the trigger is adjustable between a plurality of travel limit positions by releasably engaging said at least a portion of the clutch lever with a different surface of the plurality of surfaces of the plunger,
- wherein the clutch actuator is selectively actuatable by a user to disengage the clutch lever from the plunger to allow for the adjustment in the travel limit of the trigger, wherein actuation of the clutch lever causes the clutch lever to disengage from the plunger, and where release of the clutch lever causes the clutch lever to engage with the plunger in one of the plurality of travel limit positions.
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A video game controller, comprising:
- a housing;
- a trigger movably coupled to the housing, the trigger pivotable about a first axis along a travel path in a direction transverse to the first axis from an undepressed position to a fully depressed position;
- and
- a trigger stop assembly comprising
- a clutch lever rotatable about a second axis, the clutch lever having a pawl,
- a plunger rotatable about a third axis and configured to define a travel limit of the trigger when the trigger is fully depressed and contacts at least a portion of the plunger, the plunger comprising a stepped end with a plurality of stepped surfaces spaced apart from each other, each of the stepped surfaces configured to selectively engage at least a portion of the pawl of the clutch lever, where the travel limit of the trigger is adjustable between a plurality of travel limit positions by engaging the pawl of the clutch lever with a different stepped surface of the plurality of stepped surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.