USPatent applicationPatented

Gaming device having an angled reel display

Granted 16 Mar 2004 · 1 office action

Current assignee: IGT · originally De Agostini S.p.A.

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Inventors: Bayard S. Webb, Steven P. McGahn · Examiner: Sandra L. Morris · AU 2912 · TC 2900

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29/167,559
filed 16 Sep 2002
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Patent
US D487582
granted 16 Mar 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

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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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/369D21/385

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