Cooperative bagging check-out counter

Details Cooperative bagging check-out counter Cooperative bagging check-out counter

1979-03-19

1982-05-18

Tollberg, Stanley H.

Merchandising

Customer service

Store service

B65B 6712

Patent

active

043300480

ABSTRACT:
A cooperative bagging check-out counter for supermarkets and the like is provided which permits maximum traffic handling with minimum of personnel by providing, within conventional checkout counter dimensions, improved accessibility of bags, more convenient bag-filling orientation, more efficient distribution of unbagged items, and with all of the foregoing directed both to the cashier and the customer on their respective sides of the counter for maximal cooperative check-out speeding efforts. An elongated check-out counter is provided with a receiving station on one end thereof having a conveyor thereon, a storage station on the other end thereof having a rotary table thereon, and a cashier station is positioned intermediate the receiving and storage stations. The cashier station is recessed with an angular section to permit the cashier positioned in front thereof to face the conveyor at an angle to enable the handling of on-coming items with an efficient swimming motion. Bag loading wells are located in the angled section of the counter and a scanner, when used, is positioned in front of the bag loading wells. First and second bag dispensers are provided under the storage station with one facing the rear of the cashier station and the other being in the end of the storage station facing the customer. Bag loading wells are also provided at the front of the storage station facing the customer wherein both the cashier and customer have ready access to dispensed bags as well as a convenient place to load them.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3126981 (1964-03-01), Crawford
patent: 3715862 (1973-02-01), Schohl

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