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US 10,706,665 B2Granted
Button panel assembly and security system for a gaming device
AssigneeAgs LLC
InventorsJames Ely Tillery, Adam Daniel Ambrecht, Kevin Berwick Green
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Abstract
Various aspects described or referenced herein are directed to different methods and systems for facilitating secure access to various components of electronic wager-based gaming devices such as video slot machines, video poker machines, and other types of wager-based gaming machines. One aspect disclosed herein is directed to an improved button panel assembly design which enables a button panel to be attached/detached to/from the gaming machine cabinet in a manner which does not require the opening of the main access door, and in a manner which does not require access to the interior of the gaming machine cabinet. Another aspect is directed to an improved button panel security system.
Claims12
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet including an entry that provides access to an interior of the cabinet;
- a button panel assembly disposed at an exterior portion of the cabinet, the button panel assembly being removably attachable to the cabinet;
- the button panel assembly including a button panel support frame assembly, the button panel support frame assembly including a first set of fasteners attached thereto;
- the button panel assembly further including a button panel comprising at least one interface for receiving player input, the button panel further comprising a second set of fasteners attached thereto;
- the button panel being attachable to the button panel support frame assembly via engagement of the first set of fasteners with the second set of fasteners;
- the button panel further being attachable to the button panel support frame assembly in a manner which does not require access to the interior of the cabinet;
- the button panel being completely detachable from the button panel support frame assembly via disengagement of the first set of fasteners from the second set of fasteners;
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- the button panel further being detachable from the button panel support frame assembly in a manner which does not require access to the interior of the cabinet.
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A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet including an entry that provides access to an interior of the cabinet;
- a button panel assembly disposed at an exterior portion of the cabinet, the button panel assembly being removably attachable to the cabinet;
- the button panel assembly including a button panel support frame assembly, the button panel support frame assembly including a first set of fasteners attached thereto;
- the button panel assembly further including a button panel comprising at least one interface for receiving player input, the button panel further comprising a second set of fasteners attached thereto;
- the button panel being attachable to the button panel support frame assembly via engagement of the first set of fasteners with the second set of fasteners;
- the button panel further being attachable to the button panel support frame assembly in a manner which does not require access to the interior of the cabinet;
- the button panel being detachable from the button panel support frame assembly via disengagement of the first set of fasteners from the second set of fasteners;
- the button panel further being detachable from the button panel support frame assembly in a manner which does not require access to the interior of the cabinet;
- wherein the second set of fasteners includes a set of captive, quarter-turn fasteners;
- wherein the button panel is attachable to the button panel support frame assembly via engagement of the set of captive, quarter-turn fasteners with the first set of fasteners in a manner which does not require the set of captive, quarter-turn fasteners to be detached or separated from the button panel;
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- wherein the button panel is detachable from the button panel support frame assembly via disengagement of the set of captive, quarter-turn fasteners from the first set of fasteners in a manner which does not require the set of captive, quarter-turn fasteners to be detached or separated from the button panel.
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A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet including an entry that provides access to an interior of the cabinet;
- a button panel assembly disposed at an exterior portion of the cabinet, the button panel assembly being removably attachable to the cabinet;
- an electro-mechanical button panel intrusion switch disposed at the interior of the cabinet, the button panel intrusion switch including a first electrical interface for receiving electrical power;
- the button panel assembly including a button panel support frame assembly;
- the button panel assembly further including a button panel comprising at least one interface for receiving player input, the button panel being removably attachable to the button panel support frame assembly;
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- the button panel assembly further including an intrusion lever pivotably mounted to the button panel support frame assembly, the intrusion lever including a first end portion disposed within the button panel assembly, the intrusion lever further including a second end portion disposed within the interior of the cabinet, the second end portion being positioned for engagement with the button panel intrusion switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.