Articulating hinge assembly for use with a gaming machine cabinet
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Dec 5, 2023
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Aug 19, 2021
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May 6, 2021
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An electronic gaming machine that includes a cabinet, a display, and a hinge assembly coupled therebetween. The hinge assembly includes a first bracket coupled to the cabinet, a second bracket coupled to the display, and at least four pairs of interdigitated members extending between the first bracket and the second bracket. The hinge assembly is selectively expandable and retractable between a retracted position and an expanded position, and the hinge assembly is configured to swing the display from a lowered position to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded from the retracted position to the expanded position.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | BUILDING A PINNACLE OFFICE PARK 85 EPPING RD NORTH RYDE 2113 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Abali, Muharrem | Meadowbank, AU | 7 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Chaudhari, Deepak | North Parramatta, AU | 7 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Mutukundu, Prabhakar | Lidcombe, AU | 3 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 1 |
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