Patent ID: 8616982

Claim:
A gaming terminal, comprising: a main body having a cabinet door, the cabinet door having a closed position and an open position; a top box positioned above the main body and including a crown, the crown being moveable from a first position prohibiting access to the top box to a second position providing access to the top box; a latching assembly for securing and releasing the crown, the latching assembly being configured to release the crown in response to the cabinet door being moved from the closed position to the open position so as to permit movement of the crown from the first position to the second position, the latching assembly being further configured to secure the crown in response to the crown being moved from the second position to the first position when the cabinet door is in the closed position, wherein the latching assembly includes a latch having a closed latch position for securing the crown and an open latch position for releasing the crown, the latch being biased towards the closed latch position, the latch engaging a feature of the crown when the latch is in the closed latch position, the latch being configured to be moved from the closed latch position to the open latch position in response to the cabinet door being moved from the closed position to the open position, the latch assembly further including a hinge base coupled to a frame of the gaming terminal and a hinge arm coupled to the cabinet door, the latch and the hinge arm being pivotally coupled to the hinge base, the hinge arm including a driving member and the latch including a hook, the driving member engaging the hook when the cabinet door is moved from the closed position to the open position so as to thereby move the latch from the closed latch position to the open latch position.