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US8814706B2 - Radio candle mount - Google Patents
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This patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/708,519, filed Oct. 1, 2012, entitled “RADIO CANDLE MOUNT,” by Paulsen et al, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes herein. This patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/801,122, filed Mar. 15, 2013, entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Retrofitting Gaming Machines,” by Wells et al, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes herein. This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/327,584, Candle Device for Generating Display Interfaces on the Main Display of a Gaming Machine,” filed Dec. 15, 2011, by Wells, et al., which claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/943,789, titled, “Gaming Device and Method for Wireless Gaming System Providing Non-Intrusive Processes,” by Wells, filed Nov. 10, 2010; which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/303,106 entitled “Gaming Device and Method for Wireless Gaming System Providing Non-Intrusive Processes” by Wells, filed Feb. 10, 2010 each of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety and for all purposes.
a platform portion configured to be positioned under the candle device and to allow wires from the candle device to be threaded through a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine wherein the platform portion is horseshoe-shaped.
2. The mount of claim 1, wherein the radio portion is configured to be attached to the platform portion.
3. The mount of claim 1, wherein the candle device and the mount are secured to the electronic gaming machine without use of a tool.
4. The mount of claim 1, wherein one of the radio portion and the platform portion is configured to be snapped into the other of the radio portion and the platform portion.
5. The mount of claim 1, wherein the platform portion has an aperture through which the wires from the candle device can pass.
6. The mount of claim 1, wherein a top surface of the platform portion has a shape that corresponds to a shape of the candle device.
7. A method of retrofitting an electronic gaming machine for a wager based game having a candle device with a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
positioning a platform portion of the radio candle mount between a bottom surface of the candle device and the top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine wherein the platform portion is horseshoe-shaped and the wire from the candle passes through an open end of the platform portion to the cabinet.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising securing the radio candle mount to the cabinet.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein securing comprises tightening screws.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the platform has an aperture through which the wire from the candle device passes.
11. A method of providing a wireless communication device for an electronic gaming machine for a wager-based game including a candle device secured to the top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, the method comprising
removing a housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet before securing a radio candle mount;
securing the radio candle mount between the candle device and the top surface of a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio candle mount comprises a wireless communication radio enclosed within a housing of the radio candle mount; and
sliding a platform portion of the radio candle mount between the candle device and the top surface of the cabinet wherein the wireless communication radio is enclosed within a radio portion of the radio candle mount.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the candle device remains operably coupled to the electronic gaming machine after removing the housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the platform portion is horseshoe-shaped and an open end of the platform portion is slid around at least one wire from the candle device to the electronic gaming machine.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the candle device is operably disconnected from the electronic gaming machine by disconnecting a wire from the candle device to the electronic gaming machine after removing the housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet.
threading the wire from the candle device through an aperture in the platform portion after operable disconnecting the candle device from the electronic gaming machine; and
reconnecting the wire from the candle device to the electronic gaming machine.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein removing the housing comprises loosening at least one screw.
17. A method of providing a wireless communication device for an electronic gaming machine for a wager-based game including a candle device secured to the top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, the method comprising
removing a housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet before securing a radio candle mount; and
securing the radio candle mount between the candle device and the top surface of a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio candle mount comprises a wireless communication radio enclosed within a housing of the radio candle mount wherein the candle device remains operably coupled to the electronic gaming machine after removing the housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the platform portion is horseshoe-shaped and an open end of the platform portion is slid around at least one wire from the candle device to the electronic gaming machine.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the platform portion includes a first piece and a second piece which mate with one another to form the platform portion wherein the platform portion, when assembled using the first piece and the second piece, includes an aperture which allows a wire coupled to the candle device to pass through platform portion and into an aperture in the top surface of the cabinet.
20. A method of providing a wireless communication device for an electronic gaming machine for a wager-based game including a candle device secured to the top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, the method comprising
removing a housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet before securing a radio candle mount wherein the candle device is operably disconnected from the electronic gaming machine by disconnecting a wire from the candle device to the electronic gaming machine after removing the housing of the candle device from the top surface of the cabinet;
securing the radio candle mount between the candle device and the top surface of a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio candle mount comprises a wireless communication radio enclosed within a housing of the radio candle mount;
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