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Details

Inventors: Stromberg, Rolf;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Swarthout; Brent A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

A control device comprises a rotatable and translatable bar for controlling a pointing device such as a mouse or mouse-pen associated with the control device. A key for the clicking function is also provided. It is possible to adjust the control device for different types of pointing devices and a friction reducing system is also described.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
A control device for a computer pointing and clicking device having a pointing input motion responsive means and a clicking input motion responsive means, comprising: a pointing and clicking device support for receiving and supporting a pointing and clicking device; an axially movable and rotatable elongated pointing function bar having a longitudinal axis and associated with the pointing and clicking device support such that the bar may be located so as to cooperate with a pointing input motion responsive means of a clicking and pointing device that may be located on the clicking and pointing support; a bar support for radially supporting and maintaining the pointing function bar in association with the pointing and clicking device support and for enabling axial and rotational movements of the bar; and a clicking function key associated with the pointing and clicking device support and the pointing function bar, said key including means for cooperating with and actuating a clicking means of a pointing and clicking device that may be located on the pointing and clicking device support.
2.
A control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clicking function key is movable and includes means for transmitting movement of the clicking function key to a clicking means that may be located on the pointing and clicking support.
3.
A control device as claimed in claim 1, said pointing and clicking support device including means for restraining at least lateral motion of a pointing and clicking device located on the pointing and clicking device support.
4.
A control device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said means for restraining comprises surfaces that slope upwardly and outwardly from the pointing and clicking device support.
5.
A control device as claimed in claim 2, including a clicking function key support arranged to support the clicking function key for rotational motion about an axis of rotation; said clicking function key support arranged to maintain said axis of rotation within an angle of 30

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