Patent ID: 8360883

Claim:
An operating device for a game machine, comprising: a main body having front and rear sides and a top surface between the front and rear sides, the front side having a front surface, at least a portion of the front surface being substantially orthogonal to the top surface and farthest from the torso of a user in a use position of the operating device; first and second grips projecting at spaced positions from the rear side of the main body, each of the first and second grips having a first end connected to the main body and a free end; first and second finger-manipulatable operating units mounted on the top surface of the main body, each of the first and second operating units having an operating shaft which is pivotable relative to the main body so that, when the first grip is gripped by a right hand of the user and the second grip is gripped by a left hand of the user, the first and second operating units can be manipulated simultaneously by the thumb fingers of the user; and third and fourth operating units arranged on the portion of the front surface of the main body such that the third and fourth operating units are farther from the torso of the user than the first and second operating units in the use position of the operating device, each of the third and fourth operating units having an input element operable to generate a signal, each of the first and second grips being inclined downwardly relative to the top surface from the first end to the free end when the operating device is in the use position for helping the forefinger of the user to reach the third and fourth operating units.