Hinge for bill acceptor door on gaming device
CA 2122663 C · Owner: Terpstra, Lee M. · Inventors: Stephenson, Orlando W. Iii; Terpstra, Lee M.
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A bill acceptor door is pivotally mounted to a cabinet access door of a cabinet by a hinge arrangement that facilitates assembly but which provides secure retention of the bill acceptor door. In particular, the hinge arrangement includes a hinge bracket defining a pair of slots, and the bill acceptor door includes a housing defining a pair of slot engaging pivot pins. The housing is configured to securely receive a bill acceptor and a bill collector cartridge, but only after the bill acceptor door is mounted on the cabinet. The bill acceptor door can be oriented in the intermediate position so that the pivot pins will slidingly engage the slots. The hinge bracket further defines fingers …
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- Filed May 2, 1994 and granted November 26, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 2, 2014.
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