Patent ID: 8550923
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B41J,G06F,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. An electronic terminal, for the management of games, comprising: a main housing defining an enclosure, the main housing having a left side, a right side, a front side, and a rear side, a printer and roll of paper for the printer housed inside said main housing, wherein said printer is centrally located between the left side and the right side, an upper cover fulcrum-mounted on the rear side of said main housing in a fulcrum-mounting zone, the upper cover having a first edge adjacent to the fulcrum-mounting zone, a second edge opposed from the fulcrum-mounting zone, and a central zone located between the first edge and the second edge, the upper cover being movable between a closed position on said main housing, and an open position raised with respect to said main housing, wherein the printer and roll of paper are accessible from outside the main housing when the cover is in the open position, a keyboard for entering data, the keyboard mounted on the upper cover adjacent the second edge, a screen for displaying data processed by said terminal, and a pass-through slot centrally located on said upper cover between said screen and said keyboard, to allow the issue to the outside of a receipt printed by said printer, wherein said screen is rotatably mounted to the central zone of said upper cover by an edge of said screen, whereby said screen is tiltable about said edge with respect to said main housing when said upper cover is in said closed position between a first position wherein said screen is folded against the upper cover, and a second position wherein said screen is raised with respect to the upper cover, wherein said screen is user-accessible when in said first position and when in said second position; wherein said slot is parallel to a side of the keyboard facing the central zone on which the edge of said screen is rotatably mounted; wherein said roll of paper is arranged to rotate around an axis parallel to said slot; a path for the reading of documents inserted in said terminal, and an access door mounted on the front side of said main housing to cover said path, wherein the access door is removable from said front side of said main housing to completely uncover said path; and a plurality of rollers located along said path for feeding said documents along said path, wherein said plurality of rollers includes at least a first roller located on the front side of said main housing, and at least a second roller located on said access door.