US 11,954,964 B2
Electronic gaming machine with access door
Timothy Barbour, Nolensville, TN (US); Lori Weaver, Nashville, TN (US); Ryan Priddy, Franklin, TN (US); Kiran Dundaraddi, Las Vegas, NV (US); and William Lamb, Eagleville, TN (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/529,102.
Application 17/529,102 is a continuation of application No. 16/867,290, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,195,369.
Prior Publication US 2022/0076527 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/42 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3216 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/42 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedestal-style electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising:
a pedestal;
an access door rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position, wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal when the access door is in the first open position;
a bill validator located in the interior portion of the pedestal, wherein the bill validator is coupled to a spring-loaded mechanism configured to extend the bill validator out of the interior portion of the pedestal; and
a button deck comprising one or more of a display and a button panel comprising one or more buttons, the button deck being rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position, wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position.