Gaming device stand

Abstract

A gaming device stand including a back plate partially supported by a ground engaging surface and a cabinet having lower, upper, left and right panels. The upper panel has a surface for supporting the underside of a gaming device. The lower panel is cantilevered from the back plate and forms a clearance with the a ground engaging surface. The clearance is configured to accommodate the lower portions, e.g. feet and lower legs, of an individual playing the gaming device.

1 . A gaming device stand comprising: 
 a back plate partially supported by a ground engaging surface; and    a cabinet having lower, upper, left and right panels, the upper panel having a surface for supporting the underside of a gaming device, the lower panel cantilevered from the back plate and forming a clearance with the ground engaging surface, the clearance configured to accommodate the lower portions of an individual playing the gaming device.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming device stand of  claim 1  wherein the clearance includes a vertical dimension (H 1 ) in the range of about 6 to about 19 inches.  
   
   
       3 . The gaming device stand of  claim 2  wherein the vertical dimension is about 14 inches.  
   
   
       4 . The gaming device stand of  claim 2  wherein the ratio of H 1  to a vertical dimension (H 2 ) from the ground engaging surface to the upper panel is in the range of about 0.40 to about 0.85.  
   
   
       5 . The gaming device stand of  claim 4  wherein the ratio is about 0.64.  
   
   
       6 . The gaming device stand of  claim 1  wherein the cabinet further includes a hingeless cabinet door.  
   
   
       7 . The gaming device stand of  claim 6  wherein the door includes a bottom edge having an intermediate surface and a radiused surface.  
   
   
       8 . The gaming device of  claim 6  wherein the door is lockably and unlockably connected proximate to the outer edge of the upper panel.  
   
   
       9 . The gaming device stand of  claim 1  wherein the gaming device is a slot machine.  
   
   
       10 . The gaming device stand of  claim 1  further comprising a pair of support members, each having a proximal end connected to the back plate and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the cabinet is mounted on the pair of support members to provide cantilevered support to the cabinet.  
   
   
       11 . The gaming device stand of  claim 1  wherein the cabinet at least partially defines a compartment.  
   
   
       12 . The gaming device stand of  claim 11  wherein the compartment includes a tray.  
   
   
       13 . The gaming device stand of  claim 11  wherein the compartment houses gaming device wiring.  
   
   
       14 . A gaming device stand comprising three or more of the gaming device stands of  claim 1  arranged in a carousal configuration.  
   
   
       15 . The gaming device stand of  claim 14  comprising six gaming device stands of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       16 . A gaming device stand comprising: 
 a back plate partially supported by a ground engaging surface;    a pair of support members, each support member having a proximal end connected to the back plate and a distal end opposite the proximal end; and    a panel sized to support the underside of a gaming device, the panel being connected to each support member and providing a clearance for accommodating lower portions of an individual playing the gaming device.    
   
   
       17 . The gaming device stand of  claim 16  wherein the clearance includes a vertical dimension in the range of about 6 to about 19 inches.  
   
   
       18 . The gaming device stand of  claim 17  wherein the vertical dimension is about 14 inches.  
   
   
       19 . A door for a cabinet mounted on a gaming device stand, the door comprising a lower portion having a radiused surface and an intermediate surface, the door being removably and hingelessly connected to the cabinet at the lower portion.  
   
   
       20 . The door of  claim 19  wherein the door is removably and hingelessly connected to a slot provided on the surface of the lower panel of the cabinet.