US 11,834,881 B2
Articulating hinge assembly for use with a gaming machine cabinet
Deepak Chaudhari, North Parramatta (AU); Prabhakar Mutukundu, Lidcombe (AU); and Muharrem Abali, Meadowbank (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on May 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/313,691.
Application 17/313,691 is a continuation of application No. 16/585,877, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,028,625.
Prior Publication US 2021/0254378 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. E05D 3/16 (2006.01); A63F 13/90 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 3/16 (2013.01) [A63F 13/90 (2014.09); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); E05D 2003/163 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/606 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/608 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet;
a display; and
a hinge assembly coupled between the cabinet and the display, the hinge assembly comprising:
a first bracket coupled to the cabinet;
a second bracket coupled to the display; and
at least four pairs of interdigitated members extending between the first bracket and the second bracket,
wherein the hinge assembly is selectively expandable and retractable between a retracted position and an expanded position, and
wherein the hinge assembly is configured to swing the display from a lowered position to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded from the retracted position to the expanded position.