Gaming machine display mounting and alignment configuration and method
AssigneeAgs LLC
InventorsAdam Daniel Ambrecht, Kevin Berwick Green
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a video display mounting configuration, such as for mounting a secondary video display to a base cabinet having a first or primary video display. The mounting comprises connectors on a display frame which drop into mounts of a display support. The mounting may include a locking mechanism. An alignment configuration is also provided, such as for aligning different gaming machine components such as two video displays and/or light rings, trim or the like, relative to one another in three dimensions.
Claims20
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet defining at least one interior space
- a first video display located at a front of said cabinet;
- at least one player input device;
- a memory device;
- a controller;
- machine-readable code stored in said memory device and executable by said controller to present one or more wagering games comprising the display of game information via said at least one display device;
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- a secondary video display, said secondary video display connected to a frame, said frame connected to a support via at least one connector which extends outwardly from a rear of said frame and into a mount in said support, said support extending upwardly from a top of said cabinet, whereby said secondary video display is located above said first video display.
A method of mounting a secondary video display to a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gaming machine having a cabinet defining at least one interior space, a first video display located at a front of said cabinet, and a support extending upwardly above a top of said cabinet, said support having a face and an aperture in said face, said aperture comprising an enlarged portion leading to a narrower slot portion;
- providing a secondary video display connected to a frame and having a connector extending outwardly from said frame;
- positioning said secondary video display at a first elevation;
- extending said connector into said enlarged portion of said aperture;
- and
- moving said secondary video display downwardly to a second elevation until said connector engages said slot portion of said aperture.
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet defining at least one interior space
- a first video display connected to a first video display mount located at said front of said cabinet, a position of said first video display mount being adjustable in a side to side direction and in a top to bottom direction relative to said cabinet via at least one first adjustment device;
- at least one player input device;
- a memory device;
- a controller;
- machine-readable code stored in said memory device and executable by said controller to present one or more wagering games comprising the display of game information via said at least one display device;
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- a secondary video display, said secondary video display connected to a frame, said frame connected to a support which is mounted to said cabinet by at least one arm, whereby said support extends upwardly from a top of said cabinet, comprising at least one second adjustment device to adjust a position of said at least one arm in a front to back direction relative to said gaming cabinet.
A method of aligning a first video display and a second video display of a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a position of a second video display support relative to a cabinet of said gaming machine in primarily a front to back direction relative to said gaming machine;
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- adjusting a position of a first video display mount located at a front of said cabinet of said gaming machine in primarily a side to side direction relative to said gaming machine and a top to bottom direction relative to said gaming machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.