Patent ID: 9504912
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A63F

Claim Text:
1. A controller for controlling a video game in a gaming system, comprising: a base connector having a base connector axis through a center of the base connector; first and second hand grips attached to and extending from the base connector in a direction such that the controller is configured to be held by the first and second hand grips by a user with the base connector being nearest fifth metacarpals of first and second hands of a user, the first and second hand grips having respective first and second hand grip axes through a center of the first and second hand grips, a reference plane being defined including the base connector axis and the first and second hand grip axes; a first end connected to an end of the first hand grip, the first end extending at an oblique angle with respect to the reference plane; a second end connected to an end of the second hand grip extending at an oblique angle with respect to the reference plane; a first set of one or more controls on the first end; a second set of one or more controls on the second end; a connector section having a first end extending in the direction from the base connector between the first and second hand grips, the connector section extending perpendicularly to the base connector; a hub formed on a second end of the connector section, the hub having a cylindrical shape including a ring on a surface of the cylindrical shape, the ring including a third set of one or more controls, the third set of one or more controls configured to be actuated by one of a thumb and finger of a user while the user is gripping the first and second hand grips; and the shape of the first and second hand grips allowing the controller to be held in a neutral hand position while in a generally vertical position with the user's thumbs and fingers wrapped around the first and second hand grips for communicating controls to the video game, and the shape of the first and second hand grips and first and second ends allowing the controller to be held in a neutral hand position while in a generally horizontal position with the user's fingers wrapped around the first and second hand grips and the user's thumbs engaging the first and second sets of one or more controls on the first and second ends for communicating controls to the video game.