Cabinet for a gaming machine

Abstract

A gaming machine for playing a game includes side walls extending to a distal edge, a top wall, and a bottom wall to define a housing of the gaming machine. A player interaction device is disposed in the housing to determine a winning outcome of the game and to receive and process currency such as, coins, tokens, or the like, and to discharge the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game through a coin retrieving opening defined in the front wall. At least one handle is defined at the distal edge of one of the side walls.

1 . A gaming machine for playing a game and processing currency comprising; 
 a housing defined by a back wall and a pair of spaced side walls each extending from said back wall to a distal edge and a front wall defining a coin retrieving opening,    a player interaction device for determining a winning outcome of the game with said player interaction device disposed in said housing and exposed through said front wall and adaptable for receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game, and    at least one handle defined at said distal edge of one of said side walls.    
   
   
       2 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 1  wherein each of said side walls presents opposing surfaces.  
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 2  wherein said at least one handle is further defined by an outer edge defined at each of said opposite surfaces and a dish extending concavely from said outer edge and into said side wall.  
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said at least one handle is further defined by an opening transversely extending between said outer edge at each of said opposite surfaces of each of said side walls.  
   
   
       5 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 4  wherein said at least one handle is further defined by a rail partially connected to each of said side walls at said distal edge.  
   
   
       6 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said player interaction device includes a currency circulating device adaptable for receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game.  
   
   
       7 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 6  wherein said player interaction device is further defined by a game computer operably communicated with said currency circulating device.  
   
   
       8 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 7  wherein said player interaction device includes a display device operably communicated with said currency circulating device and said game computer with said display device being exposed for the player through said front wall.  
   
   
       9 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 8  wherein said front wall is further defined by a top door, a display door, and a bottom door pivotably connected to said side walls and pivoted away and vertically relative to said side walls between opened and closed positions with said display devise connected to said display door and said currency circulating device connected to said bottom door.  
   
   
       10 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 3  including a lighting device disposed about said at least one handle for illuminating said at least one handle said lighting device partially extending along said outer edge thereby illuminating said opening.  
   
   
       11 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 10  wherein said lighting device is further defined by a housing of said lighting device and at least one lighting source disposed in said housing.  
   
   
       12 . A gaming machine for playing a game and processing currency comprising; 
 a housing defined by a back wall and a pair of spaced side walls each extending from said back wall to a distal edge and a front wall defining a coin retrieving opening,    a player interaction device for determining a winning outcome of the game with said player interaction device disposed in said housing and exposed through said front wall and adaptable for receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game,    at least one handle defined at said distal edge of one of said side walls, and    a lighting device disposed about said at least one handle for illuminating said at least one handle.    
   
   
       13 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 12  wherein each of said side walls presents opposing surface and an outer edge defined at each of said opposite surfaces extending to an opening with said lighting device partially extending along said outer edge thereby illuminating said opening.  
   
   
       14 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 13  wherein said lighting device is further defined by a housing and at least one light emitting source.  
   
   
       15 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 14  wherein said at least one light emitting source is further defined by a light emitting diode.  
   
   
       16 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 14  wherein said at least one light emitting source is further defined by a fluorescent device.  
   
   
       17 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 14  wherein said at least one light emitting source is further defined by an incandescent device.  
   
   
       18 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 12  wherein said player interaction device includes a currency circulating device adaptable for receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game.  
   
   
       19 . A gaming machine as set forth in  claim 12  wherein said player interaction device is further defined by a game computer operably communicated with said currency circulating device.  
   
   
       20 . A gaming machine for playing a game comprising: 
 a pair of spaced side walls each extending to a distal edge and defining opposite surfaces with said side walls matable with a top wall and a bottom wall to define a housing of the gaming machine;    at least one handle defined at each distal edge and presenting an outer edge extending to an opening;    a lighting device disposed in said outer edge and extending along said at least one handle for illuminating said opening;    a housing of said lighting device having at least one light emitting device disposed therein;    a top door pivotably connected to said side walls and pivoted away from said collector and vertically relative to said side walls between opened and closed positions with said top door presenting a display area adaptable for conveying information to a player;    a display door positioned below said top door and pivotably connected to said side walls and movable between an opened position and a closed position, said display door being adaptable for receiving a display device;    a player interaction device for determining a winning outcome of the game with said player interaction device disposed in said housing and exposed through said front wall and adaptable for receiving and processing the currency and discharging the currency in response to the winning outcome of the game;    a game controller of said player interaction device disposed in said housing and presenting electronic communication with said display area;    a bottom door defining a dish for receiving and collecting the currency discharged from said player interaction device in response to the winning outcome of the game; and    a currency retrieving opening defined in said front wall.