US 12,293,626 B2
Accessory connection assembly and method for an electronic gaming machine
Victor McClearen, Lewisburg, TN (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,755.
Application 18/340,755 is a continuation of application No. 16/890,938, filed on Jun. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,721,162.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/913,600, filed on Oct. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334937 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming device comprising:
a housing defining an internal cavity, the housing comprising an exterior surface at least partially defining an opening extending through the housing and connecting with the internal cavity;
a button deck assembly removably coupled to the housing and configured to receive a player input, the button deck assembly comprising:
a frame sized to extend at least partially through the opening of the housing and into the internal cavity when the button deck assembly is coupled to the housing, the frame extending laterally from a first end to an second end; and
a wedge coupled to the frame of the button deck assembly and extending laterally outward from the frame proximate the second end, the wedge comprising an arched portion positioned to engage the housing, and wherein engagement of the arched portion with the housing causes the arched portion to deflect towards the frame of the button deck assembly.