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Dual hinge mounting arrangement

  • US 7,601,067 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2005
  • Issued: 10/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming device, comprising:

  • a cabinet having front and rear surfaces, and side surfaces extending between the front and rear surfaces to define an interior space configured to house gaming components, the cabinet including an enlarged opening providing access to the interior space;

    a first door pivotably mounted to the cabinet for rotation about a first axis, the first door rotating a closed position closing off a first portion of the opening, and an open position providing access to the interior space through the first portion of the enlarged opening;

    a second door pivotably mounted to the cabinet for rotation about a second axis that is generally parallel to the first axis, the second door rotating between a closed position closing off a second portion of the opening, and an open position providing access to the interior space through the second portion of the enlarged opening;

    wherein the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis to form a gap therebetween;

    the first door defining an elongated first edge adjacent to the first axis;

    the second door defining an elongated second edge that extends across the gap between the first axis and the second axis, wherein the second edge moves inwardly towards the interior space as the first door is moved from the closed position to the open position, and wherein the first and second axes extend across the enlarged opening between the first and second portions of the enlarged opening; and

    wherein;

    the cabinet includes structure disposed between the first and second axes that blocks access to the interior space of the cabinet when either or both of the first and second doors are in their respective open positions.

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