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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Applicant:
Joseph W. Cole, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Joseph W. Cole, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Patent Rights Protection Group, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming machine includes a bumper which is preferably positioned at the front-most portion of a play area of the gaming machine. The bumper defines a recessed area. Gaming machine components such as player input devices including a keypad, buttons, and/or card reader slot, or other components such as a ticket printer slot and/or bill validator slot, are located at or in the recessed portion of the bumper of the gaming machine.