Gaming machine

- BALLY GAMING, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right top perspective view of a gaming machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view thereof taken through line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to a shaded area define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The broken lines depicting the remainder of the gaming machine illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The curved oblique line shading shows that the surface is a transparent, translucent, highly polished or reflective surface.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D872188
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 2018
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 2020
Assignee: BALLY GAMING, INC. (Las Vegas, NV)
Inventors: Vernon Bernard (Las Vegas, NV), Robert J. Glenn, II (Chicago, IL), Scott T. Hilbert (Sparks, NV), Christian Kulujian (Chicago, IL), Paul M. Lesley (Chicago, IL), Gordon Myers (Reno, NV), Karl Wudtke (Henderson, NV)
Primary Examiner: Ryan Harvey
Application Number: 29/657,665
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chance-determining Or Gambling Article (D21/369)