[특허]Dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine

International Gaming Project Limited

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Dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	A63H-037/00
출원번호	US-0131056 (2016-04-18)
등록번호	US-10086312 (2018-10-02)
발명자 / 주소	de Viveiros Ortiz, Alejandro
출원인 / 주소	International Gaming Project Limited
대리인 / 주소	Artz, John S.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 11

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A dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti. The dispensing apparatus includes a housing that has a base and a hood and defines a chamber. A barrier divides the chamber into a fan compartment and a storage compartment. A fan assembly is disposed in the fan compartment and includes a shroud and an exhaust conduit that extends from the shroud out of the hood of the housing. The fan assembly further includes an impeller that is disposed in the shroud to blow confetti through the exhaust conduit and to draw confetti into the shroud from the storage compartment. The apparatus further includes a conduit for conveying confetti toward the shroud. The conduit is disposed in the fan compartment and extends between the barrier and the shroud for allowing the confetti in the storage compartment to be uniformly transmitted into the shroud prior to being blown out of the exhaust conduit.

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1. A dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine, the dispensing apparatus comprising: a housing having a base and a hood defining a chamber, wherein the base defines a plurality of connection orifices for receiving a plurality of fasteners to connect the dispensing apparatus to the top of the gaming machine;a barrier disposed in the housing and dividing the chamber into a fan compartment and a storage compartment;a fan assembly disposed in the fan compartment including a shroud and an exhaust duct extending tangentially from the shroud out of the hood of the housing:the fan assembly further including an impeller disposed in the shroud to blow confetti through the exhaust duct out of the housing and to draw confetti into the shroud from the storage compartment;a conduit for conveying confetti toward the shroud; andthe conduit disposed in the fan compartment and extending between the barrier and the shroud for allowing the confetti in the storage compartment to be uniformly transmitted into the shroud prior to being blown out of the exhaust duct. 2. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further including a shelf disposed in the storage compartment and extending in spaced relationship with the base to elevate the confetti stored in the storage compartment to allow the confetti to be uniformly fed into the conduit and to space the confetti from the base to provide space for fasteners to extend through the base for securing the base to the gaming machine. 3. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the conduit has a bottom portion and defines passageway being spaced from the base with the bottom portion aligned with the shelf. 4. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the conduit is divided into at least two segment. 5. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein the conduit extends about and along an axis and the conduit is divided into two of the segments with the segments being mirror images of one another along a plane being transverse to the axis. 6. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the shroud has a generally tube shape and extends about and along an axis between a front side and a back side and defines a cavity containing the impeller. 7. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 6 further including a motor disposed along the axis in the fan compartment adjacent to the shroud and coupled with the impeller along the axis for providing rotational movement to the impeller. 8. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 7 further including an adapter plate disposed about the axis and interconnecting the motor and the rear side of the shroud to close the rear side of the shroud. 9. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 8 further including a connection member disposed about the axis and connected to the front side of the shroud to close the front side of the shroud. 10. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 9 further including at least one front bracket interconnecting the conduit and the connection member. 11. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 10 further including at least one rear bracket interconnecting the conduit and the barrier. 12. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 11 where the connection member defines an inlet along the axis for receiving confetti into the shroud from the conduit. 13. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein the barrier defines a passage along the axis for receiving confetti from the storage compartment into the conduit. 14. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 13 wherein the barrier has an L-shape and includes a first wall and a second wall extending in generally perpendicular relationship with one another, and the first wall defines the passage along the axis. 15. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein the second wall nests with the hood of the housing to seal the storage compartment. 16. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the hood defines a confetti aperture extending into the storage compartment, a cap is moveably disposed in the confetti aperture and moveable between an open position and a closed position, and a locking mechanism is operably connected to the cap for locking and unlocking the cap. 17. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further including a plurality of bottom speaker mounts connected to the base for supporting a plurality of lower speakers for playing audio to users of the gaming machine. 18. A dispensing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further including a light board connected to and extending upwardly from the base for holding a plurality of light emitting diode. 19. A dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine, the dispensing apparatus comprising: a housing having a base and a hood defining a chamber;a barrier disposed in the housing and dividing the chamber into a fan compartment and a storage compartment;a fan assembly disposed in the fan compartment including a shroud and an exhaust conduit extending from the shroud out of the hood of the housing:the fan assembly further including an impeller disposed in the shroud to blow confetti through the exhaust conduit out of the housing and to draw confetti into the shroud from the storage compartment;a conduit for conveying confetti toward the shroud;the conduit disposed in the fan compartment and extending between the barrier and the shroud for allowing the confetti in the storage compartment to be uniformly transmitted into the shroud prior to being blown out of the exhaust conduit;wherein the shroud has a generally tube shape and extends about and along an axis between a front side and a back side and defines a cavity containing the impeller;further including a motor disposed along the axis in the fan compartment adjacent to the shroud and coupled with the impeller along the axis for providing rotational movement to the impeller;further including an adapter plate disposed about the axis and interconnecting the motor and the rear side of the shroud to close the rear side of the shroud;further including a connection member disposed about the axis and connected to the front side of the shroud to close the front side of the shroud;further including at least one front bracket interconnecting the conduit and the connection member;further including at least one rear bracket interconnecting the conduit and the barrier;where the connection member defines an inlet along the axis for receiving confetti into the shroud from the conduit;wherein the barrier defines a passage along the axis for receiving confetti from the storage compartment into the conduit; andwherein the passage of the barrier and the passageway of the conduit and the inlet of the connection member each have a hexagonal-shaped cross-section and are the same size as one another and are disposed in coaxial alignment with one another;wherein the passage of the barrier and the passageway of the conduit and the inlet of the connection member each have a hexagonal-shaped cross-section and are the same size as one another and are disposed in coaxial alignment with one another. 20. A dispensing apparatus for dispensing confetti in response to an occurrence of an event on a gaming machine, the dispensing apparatus comprising: a housing having a base and a hood defining a chamber, wherein the base defines a plurality of connection orifices for receiving a plurality of fasteners to connect the dispensing apparatus to the top of the gaming machine and a plurality of lower speaker mounts for supporting a plurality of lower speakers for playing audio to the users of the gaming machine and wherein the hood defines a plurality of upper speaker holes for transmitting the audio through the housing to the users of the gaming machine;a barrier disposed in the housing and dividing the chamber into a fan compartment and a storage compartment;a fan assembly disposed in the fan compartment including a shroud and an exhaust duct extending tangentially from the shroud out of the hood of the housing:the fan assembly further including an impeller disposed in the shroud to blow confetti through the exhaust duct out of the housing and to draw confetti into the shroud from the storage compartment;a conduit for conveying confetti toward the shroud; andthe conduit disposed in the fan compartment and extending between the barrier and the shroud for allowing the confetti in the storage compartment to be uniformly transmitted into the shroud prior to being blown out of the exhaust duct.

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