US 11,874,683 B1
Hand controller
Lee M. Morin, Houston, TX (US); and Chad A. Shultz, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/051,290.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/263,539, filed on Nov. 4, 2021.
Int. Cl. G05G 1/04 (2006.01); G05G 5/03 (2008.04)
CPC G05G 1/04 (2013.01) [G05G 5/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scissor assembly, comprising:
a scissor apparatus comprising a first scissor jaw and a second scissor jaw that are coupled together, wherein the first scissor jaw has a first jaw face, wherein the second scissor jaw has a second jaw face that opposes the first jaw face, and wherein the scissor apparatus is configured to actuate between a closed position and a plurality of open positions including at least a first open position and a second open position;
a pivot pin extending through the first and second scissor jaws, wherein the first and second jaws are configured to rotate around the pivot pin as the scissor apparatus actuates between the closed position and the open positions;
a dynamic pin positioned between the first jaw face and the second jaw face, wherein the dynamic pin is configured to push against the first jaw face such that the dynamic pin and the first scissor jaw move to actuate the scissor apparatus into the first open position, and wherein the dynamic pin is configured to push against the second jaw face such that the dynamic pin and the second scissor jaw move to actuate the scissor apparatus into the second open position; and
a biasing member positioned at least partially around the scissor apparatus and configured to bias the scissor apparatus toward the closed position.