One-Handed Joystick For Excavators

A joystick for operating a tool of an excavator, comprising:

• a joystick base providing an electrical output for left, right, forward and backward movement;
• an outer base ring extends from a top of said joystick base, wherein moving said joystick base to the left causes a first tool to have a first movement, moving said joystick base to the right causes the first tool to have a second movement, moving said joystick base forward causes a second tool to have a third movement, moving said joystick base backward causes the second tool to have a fourth movement;
• an inner base ring is rotatably retained in an inner perimeter of said outer base ring;
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• a cylinder bar is retained in said inner base ring, said cylinder bar is sized to be grasped, wherein rotation of said inner base ring in one direction causes a third tool to have a fifth movement, rotation of said inner base ring in an opposite direction causes the third tool to have a sixth movement.

A joystick for operating a tool of an excavator, comprising:

• a joystick base providing a first electrical output for left to right movement, a second electrical output for forward to backward movement;
• an outer base ring extends from a top of said joystick base;
• an inner base ring is rotatably retained in an inner perimeter of said outer base ring, wherein rotation of said inner base ring in one direction is associated with a first movement of the tool, rotation of said inner base ring in an opposite direction is associated with a second movement of the tool;
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• a rotatable cylinder bar is rotatably retained in said inner base ring, said rotatable cylinder bar is sized to be grasped, said rotatable cylinder bar includes a lengthwise axis, said rotatable cylinder bar rotates about said lengthwise axis, wherein rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in one direction is associated with a third movement of the tool, rotation of said rotatable cylinder bar in an opposite direction is associated with a fourth movement of the tool.