Burgertime Cocktail Table

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What causes this to happen and is there a way to make it flush? It's on the hinge side.
 

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I'm guessing that is the side with the hinge for monitor. Check and make sure both clips are secured tightly and in correct location.
 
I think the clips lock down on short sides and hinge is on long side.

Unhook latches but leave in the "grab" area Push (may need help) the top of game to close that gap, while gap is closed latch down.

There is room on those latches to move front to back a bit.

If that still doesn't work, inspect the catches on underside of top to see if they have shifted.
 
Haven't had a lot of experience with cocktail tables, but the last one I encountered was a Midway Tapper I restored for my friend a few years ago. I recall there being 4 latches for the top. Two laches on the coin door side and two latches on the hinged side. Are there 2 latches on the hinged side of the Burgertime unit, as it is the same manufacturer and year of production? I did a search and found this photo confirming my memory of the design

EDIT - Burgertime was '82 and Tapper was '83. Possibly design remained the same?

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Haven't had a lot of experience with cocktail tables, but the last one I encountered was a Midway Tapper I restored for my friend a few years ago. I recall there being 4 latches for the top. Two laches on the coin door side and two latches on the hinged side. Are there 2 latches on the hinged side of the Burgertime unit, as it is the same manufacturer and year of production? I did a search and found this photo confirming my memory of the design

EDIT - Burgertime was '82 and Tapper was '83. Possibly design remained the same?

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Same design
 
Burgertime cocktails and Tapper cocktails are not the same design.

Tapper, and Journey used the same.

Burgertime is the same design like many cocktails they made back then like Ms Pac, Galaga, etc. etc..
 
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