Floating tabletop display
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorBruce Urban
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Abstract
A tabletop display is provided, having a tabletop surface and a monitor spaced from the tabletop surface and angled obliquely with respect to the tabletop surface. The monitor defines a front, display surface and an opposing back surface. The tabletop display also includes a column extending from the tabletop surface to the back surface of the monitor, an input mechanism comprising an input aperture spaced from the tabletop surface, and an output mechanism comprising an output aperture spaced from the tabletop surface.
Claims20
An electronic gaming device comprising:
- a display device comprising a display surface and a back surface, the display device coupled to a support extending between a tabletop surface and a portion of the back surface;
- an input device included in a front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the input device;
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- an output device included in the front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the output device, wherein the input device and the output device are coupled to the support in a lateral side-by-side manner, and wherein a front edge of the display device extends beyond the front surface of the support.
A tabletop device comprising:
- a display device comprising a display surface and a back surface, the display device coupled to a support extending between a tabletop surface and a portion of the back surface;
- an input device included in a front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the input device;
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- an output device included in the front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the output device, wherein the input device and the output device are coupled to the support in a lateral side-by-side manner, and wherein a front edge of the display device extends beyond the front surface of the support.
A method of installing a gaming device comprising:
- inserting the gaming device into a frame, wherein the gaming device comprises:
- a display device comprising a display surface and a back surface, the display device coupled to a support extending between a tabletop surface and a portion of the back surface;
- an input device included in a front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the input device;
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- an output device included in the front surface of the support beneath the display device, wherein the display surface is oriented obliquely with respect to the output device, wherein the input device and the output device are coupled to the support in a lateral side-by-side manner, and wherein a front edge of the display device extends beyond the front surface of the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.