Patent ID: 6256013
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An input device for providing user commands to a computer comprising:a transducer for receiving user commands indicating movement of the input device and producing a position signal in response thereto;a switch for receiving user commands indicating actuation of said switch and producing a switch signal in response thereto;a control circuit coupled to said transducer and to said switch for receiving said position signal and said switch signal and providing an output signal to the computer in response thereto;a case top forming a top side of a housing, said transducer and said switch being positioned within said housing, said case top being of one-piece construction and including a main body and a first top securing member projecting from said main body within said housing, said first top securing member including an arm extending from an interior side of said main body and a tab extending from a free end of said arm; anda case bottom forming a bottom side of said housing, said case bottom being of one-piece construction and including a first sidewall and a first bottom securing member projecting from said first sidewall within said housing, said first bottom securing member including a hook extending from an interior side of said first sidewall, said hook releasably engaging said tab to releasably secure said case bottom and said case top together.