FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary left side elevation view of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 5, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 11, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 15 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 14, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 18 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 17, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 20, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 24 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 23, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 26, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 26;

FIG. 29 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

›FIG. 30 is a left side elevation view…

FIG. 30 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 29, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 29;

FIG. 32 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design, that portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only; and,

FIG. 33 is a left side elevation view of the alternative embodiment of the angled reel display for a gaming device of our new design illustrated in FIG. 32, the right side being a mirror image thereof.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D487582-S	S1	16 Mar 2004	16 Sep 2002	granted	Gaming device having an angled reel display

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-156481-S	S	24 Sep 2004	14 Mar 2003	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304467-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304468-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304469-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304470-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304471-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304472-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304473-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304474-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304475-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304476-S	S	7 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device
AU	AU-304591-S	S	13 Dec 2005	1 Sep 2004	published	Gaming device

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