Mouse interface assembly
OwnerLowell A. Potikerinventor
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Abstract
An assembly (10) for interfacing with a mouse (12) including a transducer (13) which controls movement of a cursor on a computer display is disclosed as including a base (14), a first member (16) having a peripheral surface (18) for interfacing with the mouse (12) mounted on the base (14) for rotary and axial movement and a second member (20) connected to the first member (16) and manually actuable for actuating driving movement of the first member (16) to thereby allow an operator to simulate control wheel movement associated with playing video games.
Claims15
An assembly (10) for interfacing with a mouse (12) including a transducer (13) which controls movement of a cursor on a computer display, the assembly comprising:
- a base (14);
- a first member (16) having a peripheral surface (18) mounted on the base (14) for rotary and axial movement thereon;
- said base (14) also adapted to receive and retain said mouse (12) thereon with the transducer (13) interfacing with the peripheral surface (18);
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- a second member (20) connected to the first member (16) and manually actuable for actuating driving movement of the first member (16).
An assembly (10) as in claim (3) wherein said peripheral surface (18) of the elongated cylindrical member (22) is in operational contact with the transducer (13) for mechanical operation of the mouse (12).
An assembly (10) for interfacing with a mouse (12) including a transducer (13) which controls movement of a cursor on a computer display, the assembly (10) comprising:
- a base (14) having an aperture (24) therein for stationarily mounting the mouse (12);
- an elongated cylindrical member (22) having a peripheral surface (18) mounted on the base (14) for rotary and axial movement thereon;
- said base (14) also for mounting said mouse (12) thereon with the transducer (13) in operational contact with the peripheral surface;
- an axle (26) having opposed ends for fixedly mounting the cylindrical member (22) thereon;
- said axle (26) extending outwardly from the cylindrical member (22) and beyond the base (14);
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- a control wheel (32) mounted on one end (28) of the axle (26) for manual actuation of the cylindrical member (22) to thereby activate said mouse (12) and also to simulate control wheel movement.
An assembly (10) for interfacing with a mouse (12) including a transducer (13) which controls movement of a cursor on a computer display, the assembly (10) comprising:
- a base (14) having an aperture (24) therein for stationarily mounting the mouse (12);
- an elongated cylindrical member (22) having a peripheral surface (18) mounted on the base (14) for rotary and axial movement thereon;
- said cylindrical member (22) having a grid about its peripheral surface (18) optically readable by the mouse (12);
- an axle (26) having opposed ends for fixedly mounting the cylindrical member (22) thereon;
- said axle (26) extending outwardly from the cylindrical member (22) and beyond the base (14);
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- a control wheel (32) mounted on one end (28) of the axle (26) for manual actuation of the cylindrical member (22) to thereby activate said mouse (12) and also to simulate control wheel movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.