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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Donald Hultzman, Putnam, CT (US);
Joseph Louis Brigham, Jr, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Gtech Corporation, West Greenwich, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400682 ; 400693 ; 361680 ;
Abstract
A keyboard assembly is pivotally connected a terminal having a recess. The keyboard assembly has a slot and is shaped to lie within the recess. A glide assembly is shaped to fit within the slot and is slidable along the slot. The glide assembly pivotally connects the keyboard to the terminal within the recess. A glide surface, across which the keyboard pivots, is disposed within the recess. The glide surface provides a frictive force between the glide surface and the keyboard. The invention may be applied in general to a lottery terminal.