Patent ID: 7374491
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a first panel having a first end opposite a second end, wherein the first panel is attached at a first end of the first panel to the gaming machine by a hinge such that the first panel swings open or closed about the hinge; an elongate bracket coupled to the underside of the first panel, wherein the elongate bracket includes a first end and a second end; a first pin coupled to the first end of the elongate bracket and a second pin coupled to the second pin coupled to the second end of the elongate bracket, wherein the first and second pins are not in direct contact with the underside of the first panel, and wherein the first and second pins are parallel to the underside of the first panel; a second panel coupled to the gaming machine, wherein a first edge of the second panel abuts the first end of the first panel in a closed position; and a bar slidably coupled to an inner surface of the second panel such that the bar moves horizontally in one direction, wherein the bar includes a first hook coupled to a first end of the bar and a second hook coupled to a second end of the bar, wherein the first hook and the second hook are oriented in a same direction, and wherein the first hook and second hook engage the first pin and the second pin to prevent substantial wobbling of the first panel in a closed position.