Patent ID: 8985444
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A47F,G06K,G07G

Abstract:
1. A checkout stand comprising: a housing including a first and second end; and a conveyor for transporting items along a path from the first end to an operator station at the second end, and wherein the conveyor comprises a first section for conveying the items from the first end and a second section for conveying the items to the operator station, and wherein the first and second sections comprise first and second conveyor belts, and the second conveyor belt is narrower than the first conveyor belt, and wherein the first section comprises the first conveyor belt and the second section comprises a plurality of rollers arranged in a generally downward slope from the first conveyor belt to the operator station; wherein the operator station includes a barcode reader and bag racks, the barcode reading including a first tower portion on a first side of the transport path for scanning the items from a first direction across the path, a second tower portion on a second side of the transport path for scanning the items from a second direction across the path, the second tower portion being opposite the first tower portion and separated from the first tower portion by a gap coincident with the path; wherein the conveyor transports the items to a position prior to the operator station to be passed through the gap by an operator.