Cabinet and hopper combination for gaming machines
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1. A hopper and cabinet combination for a gaming device of the type adapted to receive token wagers, said combination comprising:
- said cabinet includes(i) a top to support the device, said top having an opening to pass said tokens from the device,(ii) a frame structure to support the top define a receptacle for a hopper below said device, and(iii) a front;
said hopper includes front, side and rear walls converging from a mouth to a chute;
means for removably securing the hopper in the receptacle with the mouth aligned with the opening and the chute disposed at the cabinet front;
a door disposed in the chute and slidably moveable from a closed position to an open position;
an actuator at the cabinet front; and
means responsive to said actuator for sliding the door from a closed position to an open position to release retained coins from the hopper to the front of the cabinet.
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A cabinet and hopper combination is set forth for slot machines which includes a cabinet structure having an opening for coins to drop from the machine into the hopper. The hopper is removably mounted in the cabinet and has a door slidable between a closed and an open position. A handle at the outside of the cabinet operates a linkage coupled to the door to open the hopper to dispense coins or tokens therein through the front of the cabinet. Also included are devices to lock the handle against unauthorized dispensing of coins or tokens.
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1. A hopper and cabinet combination for a gaming device of the type adapted to receive token wagers, said combination comprising:
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said cabinet includes (i) a top to support the device, said top having an opening to pass said tokens from the device, (ii) a frame structure to support the top define a receptacle for a hopper below said device, and (iii) a front; said hopper includes front, side and rear walls converging from a mouth to a chute; means for removably securing the hopper in the receptacle with the mouth aligned with the opening and the chute disposed at the cabinet front; a door disposed in the chute and slidably moveable from a closed position to an open position; an actuator at the cabinet front; and means responsive to said actuator for sliding the door from a closed position to an open position to release retained coins from the hopper to the front of the cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. The combination of 10 including a shaft attached to the handle, the shaft having a longitudinal dimension and adapted to slide longitudinally and means for locking the shaft against said longitudinal sliding.
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23. A hopper and cabinet combination for a gaming device of the type adapted to receive token wagers, said combination comprising:
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said cabinet includes (i) a top to support the device, said top having an opening to pass said tokens from the device, (ii) a frame structure to support the top define a receptacle for a hopper below said device, and (iii) a front; said hopper includes front, side and rear walls converging from a mouth to a chute; means for removably securing the hopper in the receptacle with the mouth aligned with the opening and the chute disposed at the cabinet front; a planar door disposed in the chute and slidably moveable from a closed position to an open position; a handle having a shaft, said handle moveable between a door open and a door closed position; a linkage coupling the shaft to the door adapted to translate movement of the handle from the door closed position to the door open position to sliding of the door from the closed to the open position to dispense coins from the hopper through the chute. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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