Integrated footrests
AssigneeInternational Game Technology
InventorsJoseph R. Hedrick, Jean Pierre Legras
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Abstract
A gaming machine, which provides improved player comfort, is provided with a housing including footrests. The footrests are disposed on opposite ends of the front portion of the housing near the bottom and may be integrally formed with the front portion of the housing. Normally standard gaming stools are provided with footrests which force a player to maintain a single position while playing a game. The integrated footrests in the housing of the gaming machine are disposed at a height relatively higher than the footrests in a standard gaming stool thus allowing a player to change positions and lean back to reduce fatigue.
Claims18
A gaming machine which includes a housing having front, side, rear and top housing portions, the front housing portion comprising a pair of angled surfaces disposed at a first predetermined angle relative to a horizontal datum, said surfaces disposed on a lower portion of said front housing portion and spaced apart, said angled surfaces disposed at a preselected height relative to the bottom of the gaming machine forming footrests.
A gaming machine comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a front housing portion;
- a side housing portion;
- a rear housing portion;
- a top housing portion;
- and
- a bottom housing portion;
- a pair of angled surfaces disposed on said front housing portion at angles relative to a horizontal datum, said pair of angled surfaces disposed on a lower portion of said front housing portion and spaced apart and disposed at a first height relative to said bottom housing portion to form footrests;
- a video display associated with said housing and adapted to display video gambling game images;
- a value accepting device associated with said housing and adapted to receive value to be wagered on an outcome of a video gambling game;
- and
- a control panel associated with said housing and comprising a plurality of selection devices associated with said video gambling game.
A gaming machine housing comprising:
- a front housing portion;
- a pair of side housing portions;
- a top housing portion coupled to said pair of side housing portions;
- a bottom housing portion coupled to said pair of side housing portions;
- and
- a pair of angled surfaces disposed on said front housing portion at angles relative to a horizontal datum, said pair of angled surfaces spaced apart and disposed at a first height relative to said bottom housing portion to form footrests.
A gaming machine comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a front housing portion;
- a pair of side housing portions;
- a top housing portion;
- and
- a bottom housing portion;
- a pair of angled surfaces disposed on said front housing portion at angles relative to a horizontal datum, said pair of angled surfaces spaced apart and disposed at a first height relative to said bottom housing portion to form footrests;
- a video display associated with said housing and adapted to display video gambling game images;
- a value accepting device associated with said housing and adapted to receive value to be wagered on an outcome of a video gambling game;
- and
- a control panel associated with said housing and comprising a plurality of selection devices associated with said video gambling game.
A gaming machine comprising:
- a housing comprising a front housing portion;
- first and second angled surfaces disposed on said front housing portion to form footrests;
- a video display associated with said housing and adapted to display video gambling game images;
- a value accepting device associated with said housing and adapted to receive value to be wagered on an outcome of a video gambling game;
- and
- a control panel associated with said housing and comprising a plurality of selection devices associated with said video gambling game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.