Convertible peripheral device

A convertible peripheral input device which comprises:

• a) a control pad with an upper and lower surface and left and right edges having at least one protrusion in the lower surface;
• b) a multiaxis input device with an upper and a lower surface and with at least one protrusion in the lower surface;
• c) a hinge member with a first aperture adapted for receiving the control pad protrusion and a second aperture adapted for receiving the multiaxis input device protrusion;
• wherein the hinge member is selectively and rotatably disposed between the control pad and the multiaxis input device such that the multiaxis input device can be rotated from a position adjacent the control pad right edge to a position adjacent the control pad left edge.

A convertible peripheral input device which comprises:

• a) a control pad with an upper and lower surface and left and right edges, the lower surface having a recessed portion and two raised portions having sidewalls, the sidewalls are disposed substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lower surface, each sidewall having an aperture which is slot-shaped, and each raised portion having a notch which is adjacent to and continuous with the sidewall slot-shaped aperture;
• b) a multiaxis input device with an upper and a lower surface, the lower surface having a recessed portion;
• c) a hinge member with two protrusions adapted for insertion into the control pad sidewall apertures and the notches on the raised portions of the control pad lower surface, the hinge member being further rotatably secured in the recessed portion of the multiaxis input device lower surface;
• wherein the hinge member is selectively and rotatably disposed between the control pad and the multiaxis input device such that the multiaxis input device can be rotated from a position adjacent the control pad right edge to a position adjacent the control pad left edge.