Patents by Inventor Charles E. Armock

Charles E. Armock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Security hinge for gaming device
    Patent number: 5544595
    Abstract: A hinge arrangement for a gaming device includes a hinge pivotally connecting a cabinet access door to a cabinet. The cabinet access door and the cabinet form a gap therebetween adjacent the hinge when the cabinet access door is closed, but the hinge forms a pocket-shaped barrier around the gap preventing unauthorized access through the gap into the interior of the cabinet. Further, an edge of the cabinet pivots into the pocket and engages a side of the pocket-shaped barrier when the cabinet access door is pivoted 90.degree. to the open position, thus preventing the cabinet access door from pivoting beyond 90.degree. damagingly into an adjacent gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Spec International Inc.
    Inventors: Orlando W. Stephenson, III, Lee M. Terpstra, Charles E. Armock