Wall-mountable video game
AssigneeColumbia Amusement, Inc.
InventorDavid W. Hessie, Sr.
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Abstract
A wall mounted video game has a cabinet. A relatively thin monitor is received in the upper portion of the cabinet. The lower portion of the cabinet is deeper than the upper portion. Manual controls are set in the lower portion. The cabinet has a back hingedly connected to the body of the cabinet. The back of the cabinet is mounted on the wall and the cabinet is locked in a closed position mounted on the wall. Circuitry for the video game is connected to the back of the cabinet and is in the interior of the cabinet, connected by an electrical harness to the controls and the monitor.
Claims5
A wall-mounted video game, comprising a cabinet including an upper portion housing a relatively-thin monitor and further including a lower portion having the controls to be manipulated by a player, the cabinet further including a main body having a front and a back, a single separate door hingedly connected to the back of the main body, the door being anchored to a wall in a video arcade or other establishment, thereby taking up a minimum of floor space in the arcade while being convenient and comfortable for a player;
- circuitry for operation of the video game being mounted internally on the door, providing access to the circuitry when the main body of the cabinet is swung outwardly from the door;
- the circuitry having a converter to convert color graphics adapter (CGA) to video graphics array (VGA);
- locking means extending from the front of the main body to the door anchored to the wall, a key being provided to unlock the locking means, the locking means securing the main body to the door and preventing removal of the cabinet from the wall, the locking means preventing access to the circuitry.
A wall-mounted video game, comprising a cabinet including an upper portion housing a relatively-thin monitor and further including a lower portion having the controls to be manipulated by a player, the cabinet further including a main body having a front and a back, a single separate door hingedly connected to the back of the main body, the separate door being anchored to a wall in a video arcade or other establishment, thereby taking up a minimum of floor space in the arcade while being convenient and comfortable for the player;
- wherein circuitry for operation of the video game is mounted internally on the door, the circuitry comprising a filter, a power supply, a game pc board, a converter to convert GCA to VGA, an audio speaker, and a monitor power supply, access to the circuitry being provided only when the main body of the cabinet is swung outwardly from the door;
- locking means having a handle on the front of the main body, the handle being connected to a shaft extending from the front of the main body to a cooperating receiver in the door anchored to the wall, a key being provided to unlock the locking means, the locking means securing the main body to the door and preventing removal of the cabinet from the wall, the locking means providing access to the circuitry mounted internally on the door;
- wherein the cabinet is stepped in side profile, such that the upper portion of the cabinet is thinner than the lower portion thereof;
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- wherein the lower portion of the stepped cabinet has a ledge which is rearwardly slanted downwardly at an acute angle, and wherein space is provided beneath the wall mounted game so a player may be comfortably seated in front of the video game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.