IP Library Patent Application 13190014
Patent Application
App. No. 13/190,014

Cabinet With Movable Video Screen

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App. No.
13/190,014
Abstract

A video terminal may be provided. The video terminal may include internal hardware. The video terminal may include a cabinet, the cabinet enclosing the internal hardware. The video terminal may include a door movably attached to the cabinet, the door having a door opened and a door closed position. The video terminal may include a display screen movably attached to the cabinet separately from the door and having a screen opened and a screen closed position.

Claims (29)

1 . A video terminal, comprising:

internal hardware;

a cabinet, the cabinet enclosing the internal hardware;

a door movably attached to the cabinet, the door having a door opened and a door closed position; and

a display screen movably attached to the cabinet separately from the door and having a screen opened and a screen closed position.

2 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the door is attached to the cabinet by a hinge.

3 . A terminal of claim 1 , further comprising,

a guide fixedly attached to the cabinet; and

a roller movably attached to the guide, wherein the display screen is fixedly attached to the roller.

4 . A terminal of claim 1 , further comprising,

a movement restriction arrangement attached to the cabinet and the door, wherein the movement restriction arrangement is configured to allow the door to move from the door opened to the door closed position at a controlled speed.

5 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is accessibly positioned to a technician and the internal hardware is easily accessible when the display screen is in the screen opened position and the door is in the door opened position.

6 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the internal hardware and the display screen are substantially enclosed by the cabinet and the door when the door is in the door closed position.

7 . A terminal of claim 6 , wherein the internal hardware is operably connected to the display screen.

8 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is operably connected to the door so that moving the door from the door closed position to the door opened position actuates a movement of the display screen from the screen closed to the screen opened position.

9 . A terminal of claim 8 , wherein the display screen is mechanically coupled to the door.

10 . A terminal of claim 8 , wherein the display screen moves concurrently with the door.

11 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the terminal is a video lottery terminal configured to dispense a lottery game ticket.

12 . A terminal of claim 1 , wherein the terminal is a virtual slot game terminal configured to provide a virtual slot game on the display screen.

13 . A video wagering machine, comprising:

a cabinet;

a payment acceptor, the payment acceptor configured to accept a payment;

a dispenser, the dispenser configured to dispense a prize;

a prize structure, the prize structure including a prize structure entry associated with a prize;

internal hardware, the internal hardware substantially enclosed by the cabinet;

a door hingedly attached to the cabinet, the door having a door opened and a door closed position;

a set of guides fixedly attached to the cabinet;

a set of rollers movably attached to the set of guides; and

a display screen fixedly attached to the set of rollers and having a screen opened and a screen closed position, wherein the display screen is mechanically coupled to the door so that moving the door from the door closed position to the door opened position actuates a movement of the display screen from the screen closed to the screen opened position.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: SPIELO INTERNATIONAL CANADA ULC
To: GTECH CANADA ULC
Reel/Frame 039926/0838 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: GTECH CANADA ULC
To: IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC
Reel/Frame 039926/0859 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 6, 2012
From: SPIELO MANUFACTURING ULC
To: SPIELO INTERNATIONAL CANADA ULC
Reel/Frame 028734/0930 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2011
From: GORDON, TIMOTHY ALEXANDER; GRELL, JULIEN; ROY, JEAN-FREDERIC; SMITH, TODD; MCKEOWN, STEVEN
To: SPIELO MANUFACTURING ULC
Reel/Frame 027300/0670 →