Patent ID: 7241222
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
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, said top panel having a rear portion located above said rear wall of said housing; a display adapted to display game information, said display mounted to said top panel in alignment with an opening in said top panel for viewing therethrough; a gaming controller located beneath said display within said housing; a least one air intake located in said front wall of said housing through which air may be drawn into said housing; and at least one air exhaust located in said rear portion of said top panel, said at least one air exhaust located at an elevation which is higher than said at least one air intake, whereby cooling air drawn into said bar top gaming unit through said at least one intake flows through said housing in a space between said gaming controller and said display, cooling said gaming controller and said display, and exits said bar top gaming unit at said rear portion of said top panel.