Allied Corporation

North American Philips Corporation

Morris Township, Morris County

James M Lentz

Joseph M Cachia

Dan M Lynch

A hand controller for use with a home electronic video game produces electrical control signals in response to manipulation of a control stick extending through an aperture in the controller housing. The control stick is attached to an actuator stem which forms part of a multi-position switch assembly within the housing. The switch assembly includes a helical coil spring which is attached at one end to an interior surface of the housing and is arranged to concentrically receive the actuator stem so as to support the actuator stem and control stick in an upright non-actuated position. Displacement of the control stick and actuator stem causes the helical spring to contact one or more of a plurality of electrical contact pads disposed generally concentrically around the spring. This causes appropriate control signal to be produced for application to the video game. The contact pads are shaped and positioned to create favored positions for the control stick which enhance the sense of control provided by the controller.

Video game hand controller

An integral plastic fastener for a plastic article in the form of a cylindrical lug extending from the article and a hollow core in the central portion of the lug, the length of the core being greater than the length of the lug, extending into the plastic article. The diameter of the lug preferably is the same along its length.

Integral plastic fastener

A seat belt buckle assembly having a plastic cover and a plastic push button actuator. The underside of the cover is provided with three channels adjacent its forward end and a ledge which extends over part of the channels. The push button has three forwardly extending legs which are received in the channels of the cover to provide a pivot point for the button and limit lateral shifting.

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Knoxville, TN, United States of America

James M Lentz