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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Manitou Equipment America, Llc, West Bend, WI (US);
Inventor:
Alexander R. Prokopowicz, West Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
MANITOU EQUIPMENT AMERICA, LLC, West Bend, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/20 (2006.01); F15B 13/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2004 (2013.01); F15B 13/0422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joystick controller is provided that has a housing and a correlated output device supported within the housing. A socket has a shaft and a base. As the shaft is moved, the base interacts with the correlated output device to control a vehicle and/or an attachment. The operator user grips a handle that is transversely coupled to the shaft at an angle. The joystick has two control axes that provide a rotational feel for the control of the vehicle and/or attachment.