US 12,266,235 B2
Overhead display mounting system, overhead display for gaming machines, and gaming machine bank with overhead display
Daniel Gibson, Austin, TX (US); Travis Bussey, Austin, TX (US); Garrett Mancillas, Austin, TX (US); and Steven Speer, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Everi Games, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Everi Games Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/979,698.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/274,969, filed on Nov. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0134141 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3216 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display mounting system for positioning a number of display modules above a set of gaming machines, the display mounting system including:
(a) first and second base supports adapted to be placed in a laterally spaced apart supporting configuration;
(b) a lateral support system including a first lateral support element and second lateral support element, the lateral support system adapted to be placed in a display module receiving configuration in which the lateral support system is connected to the first and second base supports in the supporting configuration, wherein when the lateral support system is in the display module receiving configuration the first and second lateral support elements together provide a number of display receiving locations along a length of the lateral support system; and
(c) at least two display module hanger brackets each display module hanger bracket having a respective hanger structure and a respective stabilizing structure spaced apart from the respective hanger structure so that when a respective one of the display module hanger brackets is placed in an installed position on the lateral support system (i) the hanger structure of that respective display module hanger bracket is supported along a height axis by the first lateral support element and (ii) the stabilizing structure of that respective display module hanger bracket cooperates with the second lateral support element to position that respective stabilizing structure relative to the second lateral support element,
wherein the first and second base supports each include a respective candle base connector structure configured to connect to a candle base of a respective gaming machine to place the first and second base supports in the laterally spaced apart supporting configuration.