Patent ID: 6192774
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B60Q,G05G,H01H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A control-knob top part for manipulating a controlled element of a device, said control-knob top part including a means for coupling said control-knob top part to the controlled element at an inwardly-facing side thereof and having an elongated hollow grip handle (4), wherein:the control-knob top part (3) is formed of a base plate (9) of hard material having an opening in a central portion thereof, and said elongated hollow grip handle (4) formed of an elastic elastomer formed on the base plate with a hollow space thereof communicating with the opening, said elongated hollow grip handle having broad elastic sidewalls with a first thickness and narrower end walls with a second thickness extending approximately perpendicularly away from the base plate for defining ends of the hollow space, with said second thickness of said narrower end walls having a substantially greater wall thickness than the first thickness of the sidewalls for supporting and stabilizing the top part, while said sidewalls allow elastic give into said hollow space.