Gaming machine chair and wagering game systems and machines with a gaming chair
First Claim
1. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
- at least one display configured to display outcomes of the wagering game;
at least one input device configured to receive wagers from players; and
a gaming chair, including;
a base;
a seat portion attached to the base;
at least one speaker assembly;
a backrest; and
a mounting frame having a polymeric body with opposing front and rear faces, the front face including a plurality of regions each with a distinct forward-projecting curvilinear profile having a distinct set of dimensions, the mounting frame being attached to the backrest and the at least one speaker assembly, the mounting frame operatively attaching both the backrest and the at least one speaker assembly to the base.
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Abstract
Gaming machine chairs and wagering game systems and machines with a gaming chair are presented herein. A gaming chair is disclosed that includes a base, a seat portion supported by the base, one or more speaker assemblies, and a backrest assembly. The backrest assembly includes a backrest and a mounting frame. The mounting frame has a polymeric honeycombed body comprising a plurality of ribs that define an array of compartments. Optionally, the mounting frame body has at least one contoured face. The mounting frame is attached to the backrest and speaker assembly, coupling both the backrest and speaker assembly to the base. The mounting frame may be fabricated with numerous fastening regions that are integrally formed with the polymeric body. In this optional configuration, at least some of the fastening regions lie in a respective plane divergent from the other fastening regions.
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27 Claims
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1. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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at least one display configured to display outcomes of the wagering game; at least one input device configured to receive wagers from players; and a gaming chair, including; a base; a seat portion attached to the base; at least one speaker assembly; a backrest; and a mounting frame having a polymeric body with opposing front and rear faces, the front face including a plurality of regions each with a distinct forward-projecting curvilinear profile having a distinct set of dimensions, the mounting frame being attached to the backrest and the at least one speaker assembly, the mounting frame operatively attaching both the backrest and the at least one speaker assembly to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gaming system for playing at least one wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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at least one display configured to display an outcome of the at least one wagering game, the outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of wagering game outcomes; at least one wager input device configured to receive a wager from a player to play the at least one wagering game; at least one player input device configured to receive play input from the player; and a gaming chair including a base, a seat portion supported on the base, a speaker assembly, a backrest, and an internal mounting frame supported on the base and having a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of compartments, the mounting frame having opposing front and rear faces, the front face including a plurality of regions each with a distinct forward-projecting curvilinear profile having distinct dimensions, the internal mounting frame being attached to and supporting both the backrest and the speaker assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming chair for a wagering game system or machine, the gaming chair comprising:
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a base; a seat portion supported by the base; a mounting frame with a body having a front contoured face in opposing spaced relation to a back contoured face, the front contoured face including a plurality of fastening regions each with a distinct forward-projecting curvilinear profile having a distinct set of dimensions; a backrest attached to the mounting frame; and a speaker assembly attached to the mounting frame, wherein the mounting frame operatively attaches the backrest and the speaker assembly to the base. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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at least one display for displaying randomly selected outcomes of the wagering game; at least one input device for receiving wagers from players; and a gaming chair including a seat portion, a backrest, a speaker assembly, and a mounting frame coupled to the seat portion and the speaker assembly, the mounting frame including front and rear faces, the front face including a plurality of fastening regions each with a distinct forward-projecting curvilinear profile having distinct dimensions, the backrest being attached to a first of the fastening regions and the speaker assembly being attached to a second of the fastening regions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification