Patent ID: 7011381

Claim:
In combination, a store checkout counter and a countertop ticket display dispenser structure for dispensing tickets, the combination comprising: (a) a housing having a front cover, a rear cover, and a ticket dispensing ticket outlet; (b) a store checkout counter having a countertop with a customer side for a customer and a clerk side for a clerk; (c) said housing further having an upper portion extending between a front of said housing and a rear of said housing, said upper portion including a flat portion for accommodating a typical bank check for said customer to write the bank check on it; (d) said front cover having a transparent portion through which said tickets can be seen from said customer side, and said ticket dispensing outlet being located on the rear cover; and (e) said housing being mounted adjacent said counter top with said front cover facing said customer side, said rear cover facing said clerk side, and said flat portion accessible to said customer at said customer side of said counter; wherein the front and rear covers are each hingedly coupled to a remainder of the housing to open outwardly from the remainder of the housing toward said customer side and said clerk side, respectively, and wherein at least a substantial part of the upper portion of said housing is displaceable upon opening of at least one of said front cover and said rear cover to permit access to the inside of the housing.