Gaming cabinet footrests

• US 6,913,331 B1
• Filed: 06/26/2003
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sierra Design Group (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kelley, Tim, Marsden, Russ F., Luciano, Robert A. Jr., Anderson, Robert S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilkens, Janet M.
• Application Number:
  US10/607,376
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 312/223.1, 312/235.1, 312/223.2, 312/223.3, 312/7.2, 312/235.9
• US Class Current: 312/223.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 91/005 Support bases
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 16/02 Footstools; Foot-rests; Leg-rests
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects

Abstract

A new player footrest is disclosed, usable as part of a gaming machine. The new footrest is mounted higher on the gaming cabinetry than was previously known in the art, providing a new and invigorating way to make significant changes to foot position, and therefore body position, during long game play periods. Further, in one embodiment the footrests are adjustable, providing even more player comfort and positional diversity.

Claims

1. A base cabinet adapted for use in a gaming environment and also comprising a footrest, further comprising:

means for providing a front, a first side, a second side, and a top to said base cabinet;

means for connecting said footrest, to said front of said base cabinet, where said footrest has an elongated shape and further comprising two footresting areas near each end of said elongated shape, said connecting means enabling said one footrest to provide at least one footrest area at a height further that is at the same height as said top, or, at a height substantially close to said top.

2. A base cabinet adapted for use in a gaming environment and also comprising a footrest, further comprising:

means for providing a front, a first side, a second side, and a top to said base cabinet;

means for adjustable connecting said footrest to said front of said base cabinet, said footrest being a single footrest having an elongated shape and further comprising two footrest areas near each end of said elongated shape where said adjustable connecting means further comprises a plurality of footrest locators located substantially vertically from one another, and where said footrest further comprises at least one stopping means suitable for stopping said footrest at any of said footrest locators, enabling said footrest to located at a first height that is either a same height as said top, or, at a height substantially close to said top, and a second height that is below said first height.

3. A gaming machine cabinet adapted to house at least one game for use in a gaming environment, and further configured with an upper area adapted to house at least one game display and a lower area, the lower area having a front, a first side, a second side, a back and a height, the height being substantially close to, and below, the upper area, and further where the upper and lower areas form a single cabinetry unit, also comprising a footrest, further comprising:

means for connecting said ene footrest to said front of said lower area said footrest being a single footrest comprising two footrest area means at distal ends of said footrest and configured such that said footrest enables a footrest area located at said height, or, being located substantially close to said height.

4. A gaming machine cabinet adapted to house at least one game for use in a gaming environment and further configured with an upper area adapted to house at least one game display and a lower area, the lower area having a front, a first side, a second side, a back, and a height, the height being substantially close to, and below, the upper area, and where the upper and lower areas form a single cabinetry unit, also comprising a footrest, further comprising:

means for adjustably connecting said footrest to said front of said lower area, said footrest being a single elongated shape and further comprising two footrest areas near each end of said elongated shape where said adjustable connecting means further comprises a plurality of footrest locators located substantially vertically from one another, and where said footrest further comprises at least one stopping means suitable for stopping said footrest at any of said footrest locators, enabling said footrest to located at a first height that is either a same height as said top, or, at a height substantially close to said top, and a second height that is below said first height.