Patent ID: 7540806

Claim:
A gaming terminal having a mounting system for incrementally pivoting a display assembly among a plurality of positions, comprising: an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game; a frame that includes a plate; a rotatable wheel coupled to a housing of said display assembly, said display assembly being mounted relative to said frame of said gaming terminal and includes a display for displaying information relating to said wagering game playable on said gaming terminal; a plurality of detents arranged radially about a point defined by a central axis of said rotatable wheel; and a plurality of projections positioned to mate with respective ones of said plurality of detents, each of said plurality of projections extending outwardly along respective axes parallel to said central axis, wherein each of said projections are fixed relative to said plate or to said wheel; wherein a central member of said wheel is pivotally secured to said plate via a mounting pivot protruding through said plate along said central axis, wherein said rotatable wheel rotates relative to said plate causing said display assembly to be rotated relative to said plate and fixedly held in place in any of said plurality of positions, said plurality of positions including a first position for viewing said information relating to said wagering game displayed on said display and a second position for permitting access to an area behind said display and interior to said gaming terminal, wherein said display assembly is rotatable at least 90 degrees from said first position, wherein said display assembly is pivoted between said first position and said second position by pushing or pulling on said display assembly with sufficient force to cause said projections to separate from said respective ones of said detents, wherein at least two of said projections mate within at least two corresponding ones of said detents when said display assembly is in said first position.