Display and mask for a gaming device

- IGT
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Description

This application is related to the following commonly-owned co-pending design and utility patent applications: “Display and Mask for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,997, “Display and Mask for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No.29/131,076, “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,” by Legras et al., Ser. No. 29/130,992, “Top Unit and Base for a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,979, “Base for a Top Unit of a Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,982, “Translucent Monitor Mask, Substrate and Apparatus for Removable Attachment to a Gaming Device Cabinet,” Ser. No. 09/686,243, and “Gaming Device,” Ser. No. 29/130,996.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a gaming device showing the display and mask 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 thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, showing the display and mask of our design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a display and mask for a gaming device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D456046
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 12, 2000
Date of Patent: Apr 23, 2002
Assignee: IGT (Reno, NV)
Inventors: Joseph R. Hedrick (Reno, NV), Jean P. Legras (Reno, NV), Kehl T. LeSourd (Reno, NV), Kirk A. Tedsen (Reno, NV)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Application Number: 29/131,001
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chance-determining Or Gambling Article (D21/369)
International Classification: 2103;