Patent ID: 7284347

Claim:
A transparent checkout divider comprising, in combination: a checkout surface upon which orders of items are supported and a checkout rail or a channel; and a checkout divider having an elongate member having at least two adjoining side walls and having a length about sixteen inches; a closed top, being unitary with the at least two adjoining side walls, the divider having a height of about two inches; and a base formed along opposing longitudinal edges adjacent an open bottom, the base having a width of about one inch to about one and five-eighths inches; wherein each side wall comprises inner and outer walls for forming an elongate slot therebetween and wherein the inner wall frictionally retains an advertisement sheet therebetween, at least one outer wall of which is transparent, the slot being open at at least a first end for removeably accepting an advertising sheet having indicia printed thereon, and wherein the adjoining side walls define the open bottom adapted for support over the checkout rail or within the channel.