Merchandising – Customer service – Store service
Patent
1987-09-28
1988-12-06
Shaver, Kevin P.
Merchandising
Customer service
Store service
108 6, 108 9, 3121401, A47F 1904
Patent
active
047890487
ABSTRACT:
A checkout counter having a portion of the counter surface tilted in a direction facing the operator in which surface portion is mounted an optical scanner. The tilted counter surface portion also includes an adjacent supporting surface for a keyboard member. The remaining portion of the counter surface supports a check endorsement stand and a support member for supporting a customer display or a printing mechanism. Located adjacent the tilted counter surface are shelves for supporting cash and media drawers and doors enclosing a number of secure storage areas for storing electronic devices and other associated modules. A second embodiment is disclosed in which the tilted countertop portion is rotatably mounted to position the optical scanner at an angle to a horizontal plane in accordance with the checkout operator's preference.
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Cramer Martin L.
Moneypenny Mark J.
Hawk Jr. Wilbert
Lavin Richard W.
NCR Corporation
Sessler Jr. Albert L.
Shaver Kevin P.
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