Patent ID: 6976919
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bar top gaming unit comprising: a housing having a base, a first side extending upwardly from said base, an opposing second side extending upwardly from said base, a rear wall extending upwardly from said base, and a front wall extending upwardly from said base, said first and second sides and front and rear walls defining a generally open top of said housing, and a top panel for selective positioning over said generally open top; a gaming controller for configuring game data; a display adapted to display game information generated by said gaming controller; a currency container; a first locking mechanism configured to selectively lock said currency container to said gaming unit, said first locking mechanism including a latch connected to said currency container, said latch moveable between a first position and a second position, said latch in said first position placing said first locking mechanism in an unlocked position permitting said currency container to be removed from and placed into engagement with said gaming unit and said latch in said second position placing said first locking mechanism in a locked position locking said currency container to said gaming unit and preventing its removal therefrom; and a second locking mechanism mounted to said housing, said second locking mechanism including a cam rotatable between a first unlocking position and a second locking position by engagement of a key with a lock body of the locking mechanism from an exterior of said housing, said cam adapted in its locking position to engage said latch of said first locking mechanism to prevent movement of said latch from its second to its first position.