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OwnerRolf Strömberginventor
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Loop member 10 for pointing devices for computers, consisting of a number of axially extending thin wires 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, twined in each other in such a way that the wires 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 work as links that can rotate a small angle in relation to each other. The wires 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 together build up a tangentially bendable cylinder, the cross-section of which is stretched into an elongate shape via two supports. Between the supports, there is a thin plate on which the upper part of the cylinder rests. The upper surface of the cylinder can be reached by a user through an opening in an apparatus box and be moved in a two-dimensional way, the move being detected and giving rise to the corresponding move of a pointer or the like on a screen. Suitable embodiment for said supports and peripheral mechanics is also shown.
A loop member for the control of a pointer, image or the like on a screen, display or the like, in the form of a tangentially bendable cylinder that is arranged to, by a user, be possible to be rotated around support members arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the loop member, which support members stretch the cross-section of the loop member into an elongate shape, and to be translated in the axial direction thereof between end positions, wherein the motion of the loop can be detected using means that get the pointer to move on the screen, the loop member comprising a number of wires made of a stiff material and arranged along the axis of the loop member, with at least some of the wires being at least in some locations twined at least one half a turn in, but not attached to, an adjacent one.
A loop member for the control of a pointer, image or the like on a screen, display or the like, in the form of a tangentially bendable cylinder that is arranged to, by a user, be possible to be rotated around support members arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the loop member, which support members stretch the cross-section of the loop member into an elongate shape, and to be translated in the axial direction thereof between end positions, wherein the motion of the loop can be detected using means that get the pointer to move on the screen, the loop member comprising a number of wires arranged along the axis of the loop member, with at least some of the wires being at least in some locations twined at least one half a turn in, but not attached to, an adjacent one, and wherein at least some of the wires at or near the ends thereof are attached together in pairs, the attaching together is made by intertwining, and at least some of the pairs of wires has portions intertwined with oppositely directed pitch.
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