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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
May. 05, 1994
Orlando W Stephenson, III, Kentwood, MI (US);
Lee M Terpstra, Caledonia, MI (US);
Charles E Armock, Conklin, MI (US);
Spec International Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A hinge arrangement for a gaming device includes a hinge pivotally connecting a cabinet access door to a cabinet. The cabinet access door and the cabinet form a gap therebetween adjacent the hinge when the cabinet access door is closed, but the hinge forms a pocket-shaped barrier around the gap preventing unauthorized access through the gap into the interior of the cabinet. Further, an edge of the cabinet pivots into the pocket and engages a side of the pocket-shaped barrier when the cabinet access door is pivoted 90.degree. to the open position, thus preventing the cabinet access door from pivoting beyond 90.degree. damagingly into an adjacent gaming device.