Patent ID: 7612308

Claim:
A controller for electric toy vehicles, comprising: a casing with a grip; a resistance element mounted in the casing and coupled to a first terminal; a trigger mounted on the casing such that a user can selectively depress the trigger; a cursor coupled to the trigger, wherein the cursor is coupled to a second terminal and includes at least one arm that contacts the resistance element, and wherein when the user depresses the trigger, the cursor moves the at least one arm along the resistance element to vary a resistance of a circuit formed between the first and second terminals; a badge mounted on the casing such that the at least one arm of the cursor is brought into contact with the badge an elastic extension coupled to the badge, wherein an end of the elastic extension confronts the first terminal; and a button that is movable mounted on the casing, wherein when the button is depressed, the button causes the end of the elastic extension to contact the first terminal, thereby removing the resistance element from the circuit formed between the first and second terminals.