Display mounting assemblies and gaming terminals with mounting assemblies for display devices
View Patent ↗Gaming terminals, gaming systems, display device support assemblies, and methods of mounting a display device to a gaming terminal are presented herein. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game is disclosed. The gaming terminal includes a cabinet, an input device for receiving wagers to play the wagering game, and a display device for displaying information related to the wagering game. The gaming terminal also includes a mounting assembly which affixes the display device proximate the top of the cabinet. The mounting assembly pivotably supports the display device such that a lateral side of the display device can be selectively swung from a first position over the top of the cabinet to a second position over a front of the cabinet where the display device is removable from the cabinet.
1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:
an input device configured to receive a wager to play the wagering game;
a display device configured to display information related to the wagering game, the display device having first and second laterally opposing sides;
a cabinet; and
a mounting assembly affixing the display device proximate to a top of the cabinet, the mounting assembly pivotably supporting the display device such that the second side of the display device can be selectively swung from a first position over the top of the cabinet, whereat the display device is rigidly securable to the cabinet, to a second position over a front of the cabinet, whereat the display device is unsecured to and readily removable from the cabinet.
2. The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein the mounting assembly includes first and second attachment points each attaching one of the first and second laterally opposing sides of the display device proximate to the top of the cabinet.
3. The gaming terminal of claim 2 , wherein the first attachment point comprises a first sleeve configured to receive a first swing pole protruding from the first side of the display device, and the second attachment point comprises a second sleeve configured to receive a second swing pole protruding from the second side of the display device.
4. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the first sleeve has a first receiving opening through a longitudinal end thereof, the first swing pole being received telescopically through the first receiving opening of the first sleeve.
5. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the second sleeve has a second receiving opening through a lateral side thereof, the second swing pole being received transversely through the second receiving opening of the second sleeve.
6. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the first sleeve carries a substantial portion of the weight of the display device when swung between the first and second positions.
7. The gaming terminal of claim 6 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises an L-shaped support arm attached to the display device, the L-shaped support arm transmitting the substantial portion of the weight of the display device to the first sleeve when the display device is swung between the first and second positions.
8. The gaming terminal of claim 7 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises a backing plate mounting the display device to the L-shaped support arm.
9. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the mounting assembly includes a base plate attached to the top of the cabinet, the first and second sleeves being rigidly attached to and protruding upwardly from the base plate.
10. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the first and second sleeves are pivotably attached to a top portion of the cabinet, the first and second sleeves being selectively repositionable with respect to the cabinet.
11. The gaming terminal of claim 10 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises first and second pivot brackets, each of the pivot brackets including a pair of flanges through which are received one or more pivot pins which pivotably attach a respective one of the sleeves to the top portion of the cabinet.
12. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the second swing pole is configured to rigidly attach to the second sleeve and thereby lock the display device in the first position.
13. The gaming terminal of claim 3 , wherein the first swing pole includes a plurality of electrical connectors, the electrical connectors being accessible through the first sleeve when the first swing pole is received in the first sleeve.
14. A gaming system comprising:
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
at least one memory;
at least one display;
a cabinet; and
a mounting assembly affixing the at least one display to a top of the cabinet, the mounting assembly including first and second attachment points each attaching a respective one of first and second laterally opposing sides of the at least one display to the cabinet, the first attachment point pivotably attaching the first lateral side of the at least one display to the top of the cabinet such that the second lateral side of the at least one display can be selectively swung from a first position over the top of the cabinet to a second position over a front of the cabinet where the at least one display is removable from the top of the cabinet.
15. The gaming system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one display is rigidly attached to the cabinet when in the first position, and wherein the at least one display is loosely attached to the cabinet when in the second position.
16. A gaming machine for displaying an outcome of a wagering game, the outcome being randomly determined from a plurality of wagering game outcomes, the gaming machine comprising:
an input device configured to receive a wager to play the wagering game;
a cabinet;
first and second display devices mounted to the cabinet, at least one of the first and second display devices being configured to display the wagering game outcome; and
a mounting assembly pivotably mounting the second display device to a top of the cabinet, the mounting assembly being repositionable between a first position, whereat the second display device is rigidly securable to the cabinet and functionally oriented for normal operation thereof, and a second position, whereat a center of gravity of the second display device is relocated and the second display device is unsecured to the cabinet to facilitate removal thereof from the cabinet.
17. The gaming machine of claim 16 , wherein the second display device is positioned over a top portion of the cabinet when the mounting assembly is in first position, and extends over a front portion of the cabinet when the mounting assembly is in the second position.
18. The gaming machine of claim 16 , wherein the first and second positions are generally perpendicular to one another.
19. A gaming terminal for displaying randomly determined outcomes of a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:
an input device
a cabinet;
a display device; and
a mounting assembly removably mounting the display device to the top of the cabinet, the mounting assembly including:
a first swing pole protruding from a first lateral side of the display device;
a second swing pole protruding from a second lateral side of the display device;
a first sleeve protruding upwardly from the top of the cabinet, the first sleeve removably receiving therein the first swing pole; and
a second sleeve protruding upwardly from the top of the cabinet, the second sleeve removably receiving therein the second swing pole,
wherein the first sleeve pivotably supports the display device such that the second lateral side of the display device can be selectively swung from a first position over the top of the cabinet to a second position over a front of the cabinet where the display device is removable from the cabinet.
20. The gaming terminal of claim 19 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises an L-shaped support arm attached to the display device and transmitting the weight of the display device to the first sleeve when the display device is swung between the first and second positions.
21. The gaming terminal of claim 20 , wherein the L-shaped support arm is configured to attach the first and second swing poles to the first and second lateral sides of the display device, respectively.
22. The gaming terminal of claim 20 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises a backing plate mounting the display device to the L-shaped support arm.
23. The gaming terminal of claim 19 , wherein the mounting assembly further comprises a base plate attached to the top of the cabinet, the first and second sleeves being rigidly attached to and protruding upwardly from the base plate.
24. The gaming terminal of claim 19 , wherein the first sleeve has a first receiving opening through a longitudinal end thereof, the first swing pole being received telescopically through the first receiving opening, and wherein the second sleeve has a second receiving opening through a lateral side thereof, the second swing pole being received transversely through the second receiving opening.