US 12,333,884 B2
Enclosure assembly for housing a bank notes acceptor within an electronic gaming machine
Noel Voloh, Sydney (AU); Conrado Villegas, Jr., Salisbury (AU); Vladimir Halic, Wollongong (AU); and Nicholas Abraham, North Ryde (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,950.
Application 18/581,950 is a continuation of application No. 17/831,246, filed on Jun. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,941,934.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,838, filed on Jun. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0194015 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07D 11/125 (2019.01); G07D 11/40 (2019.01)
CPC G07D 11/125 (2019.01) [G07D 11/40 (2019.01); G07D 2211/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure assembly for securely housing a bank notes acceptor (BNA) for use with an electronic gaming machine (EGM), the enclosure assembly comprising:
a housing comprising a side wall at least partially defining an interior sized and shaped to receive the BNA, the housing further comprising an engagement bracket coupled to the housing;
a door panel movably coupled to the housing;
a latch coupled to the door panel and positioned to engage the engagement bracket and lock the door panel closed on the housing; and
a projection coupled to the door panel, wherein the latch causes the engagement bracket to flex into contact with the projection in response to the door panel being pulled outward when the door panel is locked to the housing.