Data gathering system including cradle suspension

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1989-03-24

1990-11-20

Bartuska, F. J.

Merchandising

Customer service

Store service

177245, 235383, A47F 904, G01G 2128, G06K 710

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049711768

ABSTRACT:
A two part data gathering system for use in a checkout counter to determine information relating to products to be purchased comprises a scale freely suspended within the checkout counter for determining weights of products, the scale including a scale load receiving plate located below the upper surface of the counter. An optical scanner is supported upon the scale load receiving plate for reading coded labels on the products. The optical scanner has an upper surface including an optical scanning window through which scanning light beams pass and is vertically positioned such that its upper surface is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the checkout counter when the optical scanner is supported upon the scale load receiving plate. The weight of the optical scanner is eliminated from the weight readings provided by the scale and the upper surface of the optical scanner becomes the scale weighing platter for receiving products to be weighed by the scale. The data gathering system is freely suspended by a hanging cradle support to ease and facilitate installation and removal of the system.

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patent: 4656344 (1987-04-01), Mergenthaler
patent: 4700656 (1987-10-01), Cone et al.
patent: 4879650 (1989-11-01), Kurimoto et al.
patent: 4881606 (1989-11-01), Halfon et al.

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