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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Oculus Vr, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Benjamin Elliot Tunberg Rogoza, Seattle, WA (US);
Sharvil Shailesh Talati, Seattle, WA (US);
Yi-yaun Chen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Andrew Higgins, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Wesley Bristol, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Shintaro Ando, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake Francis Andersen, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Handheld controllers having flexible thumbstick guards are disclosed herein for use with a handheld controller having a thumbstick or other pivotal control member. A representative guard has a tubular neck that sealably connects to a shaft portion of the thumbstick, and a skirt that sealably connects to an interior portion of the handheld controller around the control opening. The guard has a flexible joint portion interconnecting the neck and the skirt to allow the neck to move relative to the skirt upon pivoting the control member relative to the body.