US 12,214,285 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 Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/495,567.
Application 18/495,567 is a continuation of application No. 17/865,016, filed on Jul. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,833,436.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/250,736, filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0050863 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
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. A gaming device comprising:
a cabinet; and
a button deck coupled to the cabinet, the button deck configured to receive a player input, the button deck comprising:
a housing;
an access door coupled to the housing;
a latch positioned within the housing and configured to engage the access door; and
an actuator coupled to the latch for controlling the latch to release the access door, the actuator being accessible at a position of the gaming device that is spaced from the access door.