Gaming machine archways with overhead display screens

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Description

The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/698,539, filed Jul. 17, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/709,025, filed Oct. 10, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/698,535, filed Jul. 17, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/709,031, filed Oct. 10, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/698,543, filed Jul. 17, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/709,039, filed Oct. 10, 2019, entitled “Gaming Machine Archway with Overhead Display Screen,” the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of gaming machine archways with overhead display screens showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line “9-9” of FIG. 7, the cross-sectional view in the opposite direction being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a lower perspective cutaway view thereof taken along line “9-9” of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of gaming machine archways with overhead display screens showing the new design;

FIG. 12 is a lower perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line “19-19” of FIG. 17, the cross-sectional view in the opposite direction being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 20 is a lower perspective cutaway view thereof taken along line “19-19” of FIG. 17 thereof.

In these drawings, the solid lines illustrate the claimed ornamental design, whereas broken lines illustrate unclaimed environmental features and form no part of the claimed design.

The claimed design is shown with a symbolic break in its length in FIGS. 11-20. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for gaming machine archways with overhead display screens, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1007595
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 12, 2023
Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)
Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, Jr. (Las Vegas, NV), Rajendrasinh Jadeja (Las Vegas, NV), Frank Rodriguez (Las Vegas, NV), Roberto Coppola (Las Vegas, NV)
Primary Examiner: Ryan Harvey
Application Number: 29/775,873
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