Joystick attachment for a computer keyboard

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Joystick attachment for a computer keyboard
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Country US
Patent number 4575591
Issued on 11 March 1986
Inventor Thomas J. Lugaresi
Reference US4575591 

Joystick attachment for a computer keyboard is an invention comprised of a joystick assembly attached to a computer keyboard. Its patent number 4575591 was granted on 1986. [1]

Description

Joystick attachemnt for a computer keyboard

  • Inventor: Thomas J. Lugaresi
  • Patent number: 4575591
  • Filing date: 23 April 1984
  • Issue date: 11 March 1986

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References

  1. US patent 4575591, Thomas J. Lugaresi, "Joystick attachment for a computer keyboard", issued 11 March 1986