Patent ID: 7114611

Claim:
A self-checkout system comprising: a belt-conveyor having a first end and a second end; a packaging area; and a roller-conveyor positioned between the packaging area and the belt conveyor and having a direction of travel substantially coinciding with a direction of travel of the belt conveyor, wherein the roller conveyor is positioned at an incline relative to the belt conveyor and includes: a plurality of rollers positioned adjacent one another in a substantially straight line and a removable cassette housing comprising at least one cassette roller, wherein: the at least one cassette roller being positioned immediately adjacent a first roller of said plurality of rollers of the roller conveyor such that a top of said cassette roller substantially corresponds to the incline of the roller conveyor, the cassette housing includes a second end for positioning immediately adjacent the second end of the belt conveyor, and the second end of the cassette housing includes a non-roller section comprising a flat surface.