US 11,833,436 B2
Door locking assembly for a button deck of an electronic gaming machine
Lindsay McClintock, Las Vegas, NV (US); and James McNierney, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/865,016.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/250,736, filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0111030 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/90 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/90 (2014.09) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming device comprising:
a cabinet comprising a display for presenting a game to a player; and
a button deck configured to receive a player input for the game, the button deck comprising:
a housing defining an internal cavity therein;
an access door coupled to the housing and configured to move relative thereto between a closed position and an open position, the housing defining an opening providing access to the internal cavity of the housing when the access door is in the open position;
a latch coupled to the housing and configured to engage the access door to lock the access door in the closed position; and
an actuator coupled to the latch for controlling the latch to release the access door, the actuator extending within the internal cavity from the latch and being accessible at a position of the button deck that is spaced from the access door.