Electronic device remote control with sighting mechanism
OwnerJohnny D. Millerinventor
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Abstract
An electronic device remote control of the type having electronic control circuitry controlling an infrared transmitter, housed by a handgun shaped housing having a handle portion having a control circuitry chamber sized to house the control circuitry, and a barrel portion, extending from the handle portion at an angle of between seventy-five and one-hundred-five degrees. The barrel portion has a handgun sighting mechanism including a rear sight and a front sight for allowing a user to aim the transmitter of the remote control at the receiving unit of the controlled device. The remote control also includes a visible light emitting source extending from the muzzle end of the barrel portion. The visible light source is preferably powered from a separate power source.
Claims17
An improved electronic device remote control of the type having electronic control circuitry controlling an infrared transmitter, the control circuitry causing the infrared transmitter to transmit predetermined signals to an electronic device having a receiving unit in response to actuation of one of a plurality of control buttons, said control buttons including a button for each of the following functions:
- volume-up, volume-down, channel-up, channel-down, on/off, and mute;
- said improvement comprising:
- a handgun shaped housing having:
- a handle portion having a control circuitry chamber sized to house said control circuitry formed therein;
- and
- a barrel portion, extending from said handle portion at an angle of between seventy-five and one-hundred-five degrees and having said infrared transmitter extending from a muzzle end thereof, said barrel portion further including:
- a battery chamber formed therein for housing at least one battery for supplying electrical power to said control circuitry,
- a handgun sighting mechanism including a rear sight and a front sight,
- an electrically powered visible light emitting source extending from said muzzle end and positioned adjacent said infrared transmitter,
- a first pivoting trigger mechanism including a first electrical contact switch in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said channel up function, and a second electrical contact switch in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said channel down function;
- a second pivoting trigger mechanism adjacent to said first trigger mechanism including a third electrical contact switch in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said volume up function, and a fourth electrical contact switch in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said volume down function, and
- a light control switch in electrically controlling connection with said visible light emitting source.
An improved electronic device remote control of the type having electronic control circuitry controlling an infrared transmitter, the control circuitry causing the infrared transmitter to transmit predetermined signals to an electronic device having a receiving unit in response to actuation of one of a plurality of control buttons, said control buttons including a button for each of the following functions:
- volume-up, volume-down, channel-up, channel-down, on/off, and mute;
- said improvement comprising:
- a handgun shaped housing having:
- a handle portion having a control circuitry chamber sized to house said control circuitry formed therein;
- and
- a barrel portion, extending from said handle portion at an angle of between seventy-five and one-hundred-five degrees and having said infrared transmitter extending from a muzzle end thereof, said barrel portion further including:
- a battery chamber formed therein for housing at least one battery for supplying electrical power to said control circuitry,
- a handgun sighting mechanism including a rear sight and a front sight,
- an electrically powered visible light emitting source extending from said muzzle end and positioned adjacent said infrared transmitter,
- a first pivoting trigger mechanism including a first trigger member biased by a first biasing spring, said first trigger member having a first and a second electrical contact switch positioned thereon, said first electrical contact switch being in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said channel up function, said second electrical contact switch being in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said channel down function;
- a second pivoting trigger mechanism positioned adjacent to said first trigger mechanism, said second pivoting trigger mechanism including a second trigger member biased by a second biasing spring, said second trigger member including a third and a fourth electrical contact switch positioned thereon, said third electrical contact switch being in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said volume up function, said fourth electrical contact switch being in electrical connection with said control circuitry and functioning as said control button for said volume down function, and
- a light control switch in electrically controlling connection with said visible light emitting source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.