Patent ID: 8263882

Claim:
An electrical control device comprising: a control lever having a central longitudinal axis, the control lever configured for pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the control lever in a rest position and configured for translational movement in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the control lever in its rest position; a rotary control member configured for rotational movement and configured for pivoting movement in a plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the central longitudinal axis of the control lever in its rest position; an electric circuit for converting movements of the control lever and the rotary member into control signals; a lever base coupled to the control lever and configured to move over a predefined travel in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the control lever in its rest position and configured to keep the control lever fixed in terms of rotation; and a universal joint connection disposed to support the rotary control member in such a way as to pivotally couple it to the control lever.