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Gaming machine

Granted 9 Sep 2014 · no office action yet

Current assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank · originally Light & Wonder

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Inventors: Paul M. Lesley, Larry J. Pacey, Walter E. Smolucha · Examiner: Sandra Morris · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/452,500
filed 17 Apr 2013
Publication
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US D712975
granted 9 Sep 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a left isometric view of a gaming machine, according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a right isometric view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a top view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a right cross-sectional view along lines “ 5 - 5 ” shown in FIG. 4 .

FIG. 6 is a left isometric view of a gaming machine, according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a right isometric view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 9 is a top view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 6 .

FIG. 10 is a right cross-sectional view along lines “ 10 - 10 ” shown in FIG. 9 .

FIG. 11 is a left isometric view of a gaming machine, according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a right isometric view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 11 .

FIG. 13 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 11 .

FIG. 14 is a top view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 11 .

FIG. 15 is a right cross-sectional view along lines “ 15 - 15 ” shown in FIG. 14 .

FIG. 16 is a left isometric view of a gaming machine, according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a right isometric view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 16 .

FIG. 18 is a front view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 16 .

FIG. 19 is a top view of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 16 ; and,

FIG. 20 is a right cross-sectional view along lines “ 20 - 20 ” shown in FIG. 19 .

The broken lines shown in dashed form are only for illustrative purposes to show visible environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

The boundary lines shown in dot-dash form do not exist in reality in the gaming machine embodying the design and are only for illustrative purposes to show bounds of the claimed design. It is understood that the claimed design extends to the boundary but does not include the boundary.

The right cross-sectional views, i.e., FIGS. 5 , 10 , 15 , and 20 , are mirror images of respective left cross-sectional views along the cross-sectional lines, and are included to clarify an exterior shape of the claimed design.

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D21/369D21/385

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