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A multi-directional switch assembly, such as a joypad or joystick for an electronic game apparatus, including a printed circuit board, a resiliently deformable member having contact elements thereon and an input member mounted to deform the deformable member to effect closing of the switches. The in

A multi-directional switch assembly, such as a joypad or joystick for an electronic game apparatus, including a printed circuit board, a resiliently deformable member having contact elements thereon and an input member mounted to deform the deformable member to effect closing of the switches. The input member is pivotally mounted by a post assembly, and the post assembly is supported by the game apparatus housing in a manner which is independent of the printed circuit board to substantially isolate the printed circuit board from thrust forces manually applied to the joypad input member.

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In a multi-directional switch assembly including a printed circuit board having a plurality of switch terminals; a resilient deformable member having a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements carried thereby mounted proximate said printed circuit board with said contact elements superi

In a multi-directional switch assembly including a printed circuit board having a plurality of switch terminals; a resilient deformable member having a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements carried thereby mounted proximate said printed circuit board with said contact elements superimposed with respect to and spaced apart from said switch terminals; a manually engageable input member mounted proximate said deformable member; and central support post means mounted under a central portion of said input member; said central support post means and said input member having mating support surfaces for tilting said input member thereabout for displacement of said deformable member by an amount sufficient to move said contact elements into engagement with said switch terminals, wherein the improvement in said switch assembly comprises: frame means mounting said support post means independently of and in spaced relationship to said printed circuit board to substantially isolate said printed circuit board from forces manually applied to said input member.