Patent ID: 6642919
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G06F,H01H,H03M

Abstract:
A control device for producing control signals for electrical apparatus which control device has a movable member that is slidable along a track and which has control signal producing components which vary the control signal in response to movement of the movable member, said movable member and track being disposed at least in part at the face of an electronic display screen which displays graphics pertinent to the operation of the control device, wherein the improvement comprises:at least a portion of said control signal producing components being at an off screen location which is away from said face of said display screen and wherein said movable member is linked to said control signal producing components by a tongue which extends longitudinally along said track and is slidable in translation in common with said movable member to variably affect said portion of said control signal producing components at said off screen location.