Reel mechanism
AssigneeAtlantic City Coin & Slot Service Company, Inc.
InventorsJerald C. Seelig, Lawrence M. Henshaw
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Abstract
A reel mechanism for use with a gaming system that includes at least one support member and at least a first and second reel assembly attached to the support member. Each reel assembly comprises at least one chassis attached to the support member and at least one reel rotatably attached to the chassis. The reel includes a first side and a second side. The first side is attached to the chassis. The first and second reel assemblies are positioned side-by-side on the support member. The second sides of the reels of the reel assemblies are positioned proximately to each other. Another embodiment is disclosed that positions two reel assemblies at an angle relative to each other. This allows a portion of each reel to be adjacent to each other.
Claims32
A reel mechanism for use with a gaming system, comprising:
- (A) at least one support member;
- and
- (B) at least a first and second reel assembly attached to the support member, each reel assembly comprising:
- (a) at least one chassis attached to the support member;
- and
- (b) at least one reel rotatably attached to the chassis, the reel comprising a first side and a second side, the first side being attached to the chassis;
- (b) at least one motor coupled to the reel, the motor being configured to rotate the reel;
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- wherein the first and second reel assemblies are positioned side-by-side, the second side of the reel of the first reel assembly being positioned proximate to the second side of the reel of the second reel assembly the chassis of the first reel assembly being positioned opposite the chassis of the second reel assembly thereby preventing the chassis of the first and second reel assemblies from obstructing a front view of an area substantially between the reels of the first and the second reel assemblies.
A reel mechanism for use with a gaining system, comprising:
- (A) at least one support member;
- (B) at least a first chassis and a second chassis attached on the support member;
- and
- (C) at least a first reel and a second reel, each reel comprising a fastening side and a non-fastening side, each side having a circumferential edge, the fastening side of the first reel being rotatably attached to the first chassis, the fastening side of the second reel being rotatably attached to the second chassis;
- wherein the second chassis is supported at an angle relative to the first chassis thereby causing a portion of the circumferential edge of the non-fastening side of the second reel to be proximate to a portion of the circumferential edge of the fastening side of the fist reel.
A method of producing contiguous indicia on a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing at least a first and second reel assembly within a gaming device housing, each reel assembly comprising:
- at least one chassis,
- at least one reel rotatably attached to the chassis,
- the reel comprising a first side and a second side, the first side being attached to
- the chassis;
- and
- a motor coupled to the reel and configured to rotate the reel;
- (B) positioning the first and second reel assemblies, wherein the second side of the first reel assembly is adjacent the second side of the second reel assembly the chassis of the first reel assembly being positioned opposite the chassis of the second reel assembly thereby preventing the chassis of the first and second reel assemblies from obstructing a front view of an area substantially between the reels of the first and the second reel assemblies;
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- (C) displaying indicia on the reels of the first and second reel assemblies.
A method of producing contiguous indicia on a gaming device, comprising:
- (A) providing at least a first chassis and a second chassis;
- (B) providing at least a first reel and a second reel, each reel comprising a fastening side and a non-fastening side;
- each side of the reel having a circumferential edge;
- (C) attaching the fastening side of first reel to the first chassis and the fastening side of the second reel to the second chassis;
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- (D) positioning the non-fastening side of the second reel at an angle relative to the fastening side of the first reel causing the circumferential edge of the non-fastening side of the second reel to be proximate to the circumferential edge of the fastening side of the first reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.