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Gaming machine top box having a door

CA 2461626 A1 · Owner: Johnson, Richard · Inventors: Johnson, Richard

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A top box for a slant top or upright gaming machine is provided. The top box (12) has a door (9) that includes a front display panel (18). The door is attached to the housing (11), with a hinge (14) pivot pins, or the like so , that the panel may swing open. The door may be locked to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing the interior of the top box. Casino personnel may open the door in order to service the inside of the top box. In this way the , inside of the top box may be serviced without having to remove the glass panel.

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  • Filed September 26, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 26, 2022.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 26, 2024.
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FiledSeptember 26, 2002
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedSeptember 26, 2022
Patent numberCA 2461626 A1
Classification (IPC)G07F17/32

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