Patent ID: 11872478
Assignee: IRONBURG INVENTIONS LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An input apparatus for a computing device comprising:
an outer case comprising a front surface and a top edge, wherein the front surface includes a case aperture;
a top control located at the top edge and configured to be operated by an index finger of a user;
a thumb stick disposed in the case aperture in the front surface and removably mounted to a post of an actuator mechanism, the post configured to move in an x-direction and a y-direction with respect to the outer case, the actuator mechanism coupled to electronics located within the outer case, the thumb stick configured to be operated by a thumb of the user, wherein a lower portion of the thumb stick is disposed internal to the outer case and an upper portion of the thumb stick is configured to extend into and move within the case aperture; and
a buffer removably coupled within the case aperture by a fastening system, wherein the buffer comprises a buffer aperture configured to accommodate the upper portion of the thumb stick disposed external to the outer case when the buffer is coupled to the outer case, the buffer configured to not move with respect to the outer case when mounted and configured to prevent contact between the upper portion of the thumb stick control and the outer case when the thumb stick control is moved to a travel limit within the case aperture,
wherein at least part of the fastening system is included in the buffer.