Patent ID: 6886427

Claim:
An input device with a non-permanent floor mount, the input device comprising: a user manipulable object movably coupled to a body of the input device which is configured to be placed on a floor, the user manipulable object being movable by a user applying a force thereon having a force component in a forward direction along the floor; and a floor lock movably connected to the body of the input device and having a contact surface for engaging the floor to substantially prevent movement of the input device in the forward direction along the floor, the floor lock being configured to move with respect to the body of the input device in a downward direction toward the floor and a rearward direction opposite from the forward direction in response to the force applied by the user on the user manipulable object having the force component in the forward direction along the floor; wherein the floor lock is rotatably connected to the body of the input device to rotate in the downward direction and the rearward direction in response to the force applied by the user having the force component in the forward directions, wherein the user manipulable object comprises one or more pedals rotatably mounted on the body of the input device along a pedal pivot, and wherein the floor lock is disposed at least partially in a cavity of the body of the input device in a recessed position.