Top unit and base for a gaming device

- IGT
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Description

This application is related to the following commonly-owned co-pending design patent applications: “Display and Mask for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,997, “Display and Mask for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/131,001, “Display and Mask for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/131,076, “Player Interface and Tray for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,983, “Tray for A Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,981, “Player Interface With Bolster for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,980, “Plate for a Midsection of a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,992, “Base for a Top Unit of a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,982, and “Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,996.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a gaming device showing a top unit and base 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 left side elevational view of the top unit and base, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan of the top unit and base; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view, showing the front of the top unit and base of our design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a top unit and base for a gaming device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D450096
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 12, 2000
Date of Patent: Nov 6, 2001
Assignee: IGT (Reno, NV)
Inventors: Jean P. Legras (Reno, NV), Christopher L. Holtz (Reno, NV), Joseph R. Hedrick (Reno, NV)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Application Number: 29/130,979