US 12,220,627 B2
Games controller
Simon Burgess, Leicester (GB); and Duncan Ironmonger, Milton, GA (US)
Assigned to Ironburg Inventions Limited, Wincanton (GB)
Filed by Ironburg Inventions Limited, Wincanton (GB)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/497,282.
Application 16/237,879 is a division of application No. 15/040,000, granted, now 10,188,940, issued on Jan. 29, 2019, previously published as PCT/EP2014/075861, filed on Nov. 27, 2014.
Application 18/497,282 is a continuation of application No. 17/481,570, filed on Sep. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,833,417.
Application 17/481,570 is a continuation of application No. 16/815,158, filed on Mar. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,185,766, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/815,158 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,879, filed on Jan. 2, 2019, granted, now 10,596,455, issued on Mar. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/910,260, filed on Nov. 29, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0066393 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/24 (2014.01); A63F 13/22 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/24 (2014.09) [A63F 13/22 (2014.09); A63F 2300/1018 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1043 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for providing a user input to a computer program for controlling the computer program, the apparatus comprising:
an outer case comprising a base chassis member coupled to a top panel;
at least one depressible trigger pivotally mounted to the apparatus and biased by a spring to a resting position when the depressible trigger is not activated, the depressible trigger having an outer surface extending outside the outer case and configured for engagement during operation, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the depressible trigger defines a travel path in a first plane in response to an activation of the depressible trigger; and
a stationary mechanism located in a void behind the inner surface of the depressible trigger in the travel path of the depressible trigger, wherein the void is defined in the outer case by the coupling of the base chassis to the top panel, the mechanism configured to adjust a length of the travel path of the depressible trigger from a first range of motion to a second range of motion.