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US 5,544,595 AGranted
Security hinge for gaming device
AssigneeSPEC International, Inc.
InventorsOrlando W. Stephenson, III, Lee M. Terpstra, Charles E. Armock
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Abstract
A hinge arrangement for a gaming device includes a hinge pivotally connecting a cabinet access door to a cabinet. The cabinet access door and the cabinet form a gap therebetween adjacent the hinge when the cabinet access door is closed, but the hinge forms a pocket-shaped barrier around the gap preventing unauthorized access through the gap into the interior of the cabinet. Further, an edge of the cabinet pivots into the pocket and engages a side of the pocket-shaped barrier when the cabinet access door is pivoted 90.degree. to the open position, thus preventing the cabinet access door from pivoting beyond 90.degree. damagingly into an adjacent gaming device.
Claims18
A gaming device cabinet comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior space and an access opening, said cabinet including
- a side panel having a first marginal strip defining a first edge of said access opening;
- a cabinet access door configured to cover said access opening, said cabinet access door including a side flange having a second marginal strip extending generally perpendicular to a front face of said door defining a second edge;
- a hinge pivotally connecting said cabinet access door to said cabinet for movement between a closed position where said second edge defines a gap with said first edge, and an open position, said hinge including a pivot axis spaced from said gap and security flanges defining a pocket on the inside of said gap;
- one of said first and second edges pivoting into said pocket as said cabinet access door is opened, said hinge security flanges extending continuously from a top to a bottom of said access opening such that they form a secure barrier preventing unauthorized entry into the interior space.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a gaming device cabinet, the gaming device cabinet including a first marginal strip defining a first edge and a cabinet access door with a second marginal strip defining a second edge, the first and second edges defining a gap therebetween;
- a first hinge member including an attachment flange attached to said first marginal strip of said cabinet, a pocket forming section extending from said attachment flange, and a pivot forming section extending from said pocket forming section;
- a second hinge member including a second attachment flange attached to said second marginal strip on said cabinet access door, and a pivot forming section extending from said second attachment flange;
- a pivot pin interconnecting said first and second pivot forming sections;
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- said first hinge member including a concavely shaped part having a first planar section attached to said cabinet, a second planar section extending orthogonally from said first planar section, and a third planar section extending orthogonally from said second planar section, said first hinge member further having an L-shaped member including a fourth planar section and a fifth planar section extending from said fourth planar section, said third and fourth planar sections being secured together and said second, third, and fifth planar sections forming said pocket forming section;
- said pocket forming section defining a physical barrier preventing access to the interior of said gaming device cabinet through the gap defined between said first and second marginal strips.
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A gaming device cabinet comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior space and an access opening, said cabinet including a side panel having a first marginal strip defining a first edge of said access opening;
- a cabinet access door configured to cover said access opening, said cabinet access door including a side flange having a second marginal strip defining a second edge;
- a hinge pivotally connecting said cabinet access door to said cabinet for movement between a closed position where said second edge defines a gap with said first edge, and an open position, said hinge including first and second hinge members, said first hinge member including a concavely shaped part having a first planar section attached to said cabinet, a second planar section extending orthogonally from said first planar section, and a third planar section extending orthogonally from said second planar section, said first hinge member further having an L-shaped member including a fourth planar section and a fifth planar section extending from said fourth planar section, said third and fourth planar sections being secured together and said second, third, and fifth planar sections forming a pocket forming section around said gap;
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- said hinge defining a pivot axis adjacent one of said first and second marginal strips on the inside thereof in a hidden position misaligned with said gap.
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