Method and apparatus for hinging and hanging a gaming machine door
AssigneeIgt
InventorsTai Rosander, Matthew A. Franich
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a cabinet having a compartment for housing circuitry for gaming and a door for closing the compartment. The door is attached to the cabinet by a hinge system. The hinge system includes a first portion attached to a door and a second portion attached to the cabinet. The first portion includes a first pin proximate a first corner of the door, and a second pin further including a round head proximate a second corner of the door. The second pin has a longitudinal axis aligned to the longitudinal axis of the first pin.
Claims14
A gaming machine, comprising:
- a cabinet having a compartment for housing circuitry for gaming;
- a door for closing the compartment, the door attached to the cabinet by a hinge system which further comprises:
- a first portion attached to a door including:
- a first pin proximate a first corner of the door;
- and
- a second pin further including a round head proximate a second corner of the door, the second pin having a longitudinal axis aligned to the longitudinal axis of the first pin, the diameter of the round head greater than the diameter of the second pin;
- and
- a second portion attached to the cabinet, the second portion including:
- a bushing attached to the cabinet, the bushing sized to receive the first pin;
- and
- a receiver that includes a seat, the receiver having a slot therein larger than the diameter of the second pin, the head of the second pin sized to fit within the seat of the receiver, the bushing having a longitudinal axis aligned to a longitudinal axis of the receiver.
A method of installing a door onto a cabinet of a gaming machine, the door and the cabinet having a hinge system having a first portion attached to a door, the first portion having a first tapered pin proximate a first corner of the door;
- and a second headed pin proximate a second corner of the door;
- and a second portion attached to the cabinet, the second portion including a bushing attached to the cabinet, the bushing sized to receive the first pin, and a receiver that includes a seat, the receiver having a slot therein larger than the diameter of the second headed pin, the head of the second pin sized to fit within the seat of the receiver, the method comprising:
- inserting the first tapered pin into the bushing in the cabinet;
- tilting the door;
- aligning the second headed pin with the slot in the receiver;
- pushing the headed pin through the slot until the headed pin sits on the seat of the receiver;
- and
- placing a clip onto the headed pin near the receiver, the clip limiting the motion of the head of the headed pin to prevent the head from leaving the seat of the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.