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Gaming device with a vertically translating currency acceptor

  • US 20080087521A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2006
  • Published: 04/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A table-top gaming device comprising:

  • a gaming cabinet having a generally planar top having an interior space thereunder;

    a currency acceptor access panel located at said top of said gaming cabinet, said currency acceptor access panel configured to move between an open position and a closed position, said panel in said open position defining an access opening into said gaming cabinet;

    a currency acceptor carriage;

    at least one linear transport having a first portion connected to said gaming cabinet and a second portion connected to said carriage, said at least one linear transport oriented so that said first and second portions may move relative to one another along a substantially vertical path, whereby said carriage connected thereto may be moved between a retracted position in which it is located in said interior space of said gaming cabinet and a raised position in which at least a portion thereof extends through said access opening when said currency acceptor panel is in its open position;

    at least one biasing member operatively connected to said carriage, said biasing member applying a biasing force tending to raise said carriage to said raised position; and

    a latch mechanism movable between a latched position in which it engages said carriage and maintains said carriage in said retracted position and a released position in which said carriage is permitted to move upwardly to its raised position.

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