Patent ID: 7955176
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for a wagering game machine, comprising: a frame located on a front door of a cabinet, the door being movable between an open position and a closed position; a button panel mounted to the frame by sliding the button panel along the frame, the button panel supporting a plurality of physical buttons for operating the wagering game machine; and a removable retention member to assist in retaining the button panel in the frame, the retention member having a secure position and an unsecure position, the retention member abutting a side of the button panel in the secure position to keep the button panel flush against the frame and retaining the button panel in the frame when the door is in the open position; wherein the frame includes first and second opposing sides for slidably supporting and maintaining constant direct contact with the button panel and a third side extending between the first and second sides, the frame defining an open side opposite to the third side for receiving and removing the button panel via the open side, the retention member being disposed along the open side of the frame and holding the button panel in the frame when the retention member is in the secure position and the front door of the cabinet is in the open position, and allowing the button panel to be removed from the frame via the open side only when the front door of the cabinet is in the open position and only after the retention member has been moved from the secure position to the unsecure position.