IP Library Granted Patent US 7,445,210
Granted Patent B2
US 7,445,210 · App. 11/359,782 · Granted Nov 4, 2008

Gaming machine

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,445,210
App. No.
11/359,782
Granted
Nov 4, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a gaming machine wherein a glass plate holding frame is attached so as to be capable of rotating around one side of a frame of a main body of the gaming machine as a rotating axis and the glass plate holding frame holds a glass plate detachably via a holding member disposed at a rear side thereof; and the holding members are provided at the side of the rotating axis, the release side, and the lower part at the rear side of the glass plate holding frame and a glass plate fitting enable part is configured by releasing the upper part; wherein the intervals of the holding members provided at the side of the rotating axis and the release side are configured by securing a moving space for attaching the glass plate fitted from the release side of the glass plate holding frame of the glass plate fitting enable part to a glass plate attached position by moving this glass plate to the side of the rotating axis of the glass plate holding frame.

Claims (7)

1. A gaming machine in which a glass plate holding frame is attached so as to be capable of rotating around one side of a frame of a main body of the gaming machine as a rotating axis and the glass plate holding frame holds a glass plate detachably via holding members disposed at a rear side thereof; and the holding members are provided at the side of the rotating axis, the release side, and the lower part at the rear side of the glass plate holding frame and a glass plate fitting enable part is configured by releasing the upper part, wherein

the intervals of the holding members provided at the side of the rotating axis and the release side are configured by securing a moving space for attaching the glass plate fitted from the release side of the glass plate holding frame of the glass plate fitting enable part to a glass plate attached position by moving this glass plate to the side of the rotating axis of the glass plate holding frame.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein

a fitting preventing part is provided at the upper end of the holding member that is disposed at the side of the rotating axis of the glass plate holding frame,

the glass plate fitting enable part is a space formed between the fitting preventing part and the holding member provided at the release side of the glass plate holding frame, and

the lateral width of the glass plate fitting enable part is configured so as to be substantially equal with the width measurement of the glass plate so as to be capable of fitting the glass plate.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the fitting preventing part is integrally molded with the holding part at the side of the rotating axis of the glass plate holding frame.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2009
From: ARUZE CORPORATION (ARUZE KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
To: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023691/0877 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2006
From: EMORI, KAZUKI; YAMAGUCHI, SHINSUKE
To: ARUZE CORP.
Reel/Frame 017843/0562 →