Gaming machine bank

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine bank showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is another perspective view thereof, illustrating the gaming machine bank in an illuminated state;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the area indicated by “8” in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view thereof with one of the gaming machines of the gaming machine bank omitted to illustrate details of the gaming machine bank.

The radiating lines emanating from the gaming machine bank in FIGS. 7-9 illustrate illumination. The thin dash-dash broken lines depict the environmental features and portions of the gaming machine bank that form no part of the claimed design. The thick dash-dash broken lines in FIGS. 7 and 8 depict the bounds of the enlarged view and form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines depict the bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design. The zig-zag broken line in FIG. 9 shows the bounds of the enlarged view and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a gaming machine bank, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1142681
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 2, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2026
Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)
Inventors: Randall Heady (Las Vegas, NV), Rena Schoonmaker (Las Vegas, NV), Taylor Wilson (Las Vegas, NV), Pedram Razavi (Las Vegas, NV), Brian Sweeney (Las Vegas, NV), Cash Imutan (Henderson, NV), Patrick Finch (Las Vegas, NV), Allon Englman (Las Vegas, NV), Kellen Roberts (Las Vegas, NV), Mark Hearn (San Francisco, NV), Daniel Harden (Palo Alto, CA), Yuexing Gao (Campbell, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jae Liang
Assistant Examiner: Riya Salil Kamat
Application Number: 29/955,686
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