Bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front side view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays;

FIG. 5 is a front side view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a top view of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays shown in FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of portions of the bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays depicts environment and forms no part of the claim.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a bank of modular gaming machines with curved displays, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D893630
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2020
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (North Ryde, NSW)
Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban (Las Vegas, NV)
Primary Examiner: Ryan P Harvey
Application Number: 29/638,385
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chance-determining Or Gambling Article (D21/369)