Patent ID: 7118483

Claim:
A removable processor enclosure apparatus for use in a gaming machine, said gaming machine having a housing defining an interior portion, CPU electrical components to perform gaming thereof, and a first electrical connector disposed in said interior portion, said enclosure apparatus comprising: an enclosure securably containing the CPU electrical components in an interior space thereof, and adapted for sliding receipt in the interior portion of the gaming machine housing between a mounting condition, mounting the enclosure to the housing and electrically coupling a second electrical connector of the enclosure to the first electrical connector of the housing, and a removal condition, enabling removal of said enclosure from the housing; a door movably mounted between an open position, allowing access to the interior space, and a closed position, preventing access to the interior space; and a lock mechanism including a primary lock assembly and an independently operable secondary lock assembly, said primary lock assembly includes a rotor member that selectively rotates about a rotor axis between a locked condition, to lock the enclosure and the door together to the door in the closed position, and an unlocked condition, to unlock the enclosure and the door to enable movement of the door to the opened position, and said secondary lock assembly being separate from said primary lock assembly, and radially spaced-apart from rotor axis, said secondary lock assembly including a latch device structured to selectively move between an unengaged condition and an engaged condition, to contact the primary lock assembly in the locked condition to prevent rotational movement of the rotor member to the unlocked condition.