John I Burnside

US Patent:

20030064815, Apr 3, 2003

Filed:

Sep 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/967516

Inventors:

John Burnside - Las Vegas NV, US
Jeffrey Worones - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

A63F013/00

US Classification:

463/046000, 463/047000

Abstract:

A removable power supply module and kit for an electronic machine such as a slot machine. The power supply module includes circuits to regulate a power supply to at least one output supplying the power requirements to one or more electronic components for the machine. The circuits are mounted on a substrate of the module. The module includes wings which register with guide rails disposed in the machine to guide insertion and mounting of the module in the machine. Connectors are provided between the module and the machine which mate when the module is mounted. A locking pin secures the module in the mounted position.

US Patent:

61388149, Oct 31, 2000

Filed:

Jun 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/099712

Inventors:

Charles R. Miller - Henderson NV
Darren W. White - Las Vegas NV
John W. Burnside - Las Vegas NV

Assignee:

Sigma Game, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

G07F 704

US Classification:

194350

Abstract:

A cash box assembly particularly suited for a slant-top slot machine is described. The slant-top slot machine has an angled console, incorporating the display area and the user interface. The present invention allows an attendant to easily remove a cash box from the console area of a slant-top gaming machine while the attendant stands upright in a comfortable position. The cash box is accessed through a door in the console. The cash box is located at the rear of an arcuate chute so that, when the attendant grasps the handle and pulls the cash box forward, the cash box slides upward along the arcuate path. At the point where the cash box is exiting the arcuate chute, the front of the cash box is approximately parallel to the slanted plane of the console. This is an optimal angle for removing or inserting the cash box. The arcuate path not only reduces the necessary size of the console opening to gain access to the cash box assembly, but provides a more ergonomic cash box removal and insertion technique.