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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1998
Charles R Miller, Henderson, NV (US);
Darren W White, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John W Burnside, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Sigma Game, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A cash box assembly particularly suited for a slant-top slot machine is described. The slant-top slot machine has an angled console, incorporating the display area and the user interface. The present invention allows an attendant to easily remove a cash box from the console area of a slant-top gaming machine while the attendant stands upright in a comfortable position. The cash box is accessed through a door in the console. The cash box is located at the rear of an arcuate chute so that, when the attendant grasps the handle and pulls the cash box forward, the cash box slides upward along the arcuate path. At the point where the cash box is exiting the arcuate chute, the front of the cash box is approximately parallel to the slanted plane of the console. This is an optimal angle for removing or inserting the cash box. The arcuate path not only reduces the necessary size of the console opening to gain access to the cash box assembly, but provides a more ergonomic cash box removal and insertion technique.