Patent ID: 6961052

Claim:
A navigation control assembly comprising: a housing; a support mount in communication with the housing, the support mount having a plurality of navigation contact terminals; a plurality of navigation actuators aligned with the plurality of navigation contact terminals, each of the plurality of navigation actuators configured to engage the plurality of navigation contact terminals to form an electrical contact with each of the plurality of contact terminals, each navigation actuator and each contact terminal defining a travel distance for each navigation actuator; a navigation controller pivot coupled to the support mount, the navigation controller pivot defining a substantially hemispherical shape; and a navigation controller in communication with the housing, the navigation controller configured to actuate the plurality of navigation actuators, the navigation controller defining a substantially rounded recess configured to engage and rotate about the navigation controller pivot during an actuation procedure, the substantially rounded recess of the navigation controller and the substantially hemispherical shape of the navigation controller pivot defining a navigation controller travel distance, the navigation controller travel distance being approximately one-half the travel distance of each navigation actuator.