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US 12,297,051 B2Granted
Conveyor safety shield for point-of-sale system
AssigneeToshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
InventorKevin Hunter Vorhees
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Abstract
A point-of-sale system is provided including a conveyor that moves an item downstream and/or upstream, a shelf positioned above the conveyor, a defined zone below the shelf and a shield positioned between the conveyor and the shelf. The shield deters the item from moving to the defined zone when the conveyor is moving the item upstream. A method of conveying an item and methods of retrofitting a point-of-sale system are also provided.
Claims17
A point-of-sale system comprising:
- a conveyor that moves an item downstream and/or upstream;
- a shelf positioned above the conveyor such that the shelf extends over a top surface of the conveyor;
- a defined zone below the shelf between the top surface of the conveyor and a bottom surface of the shelf;
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- a shield hinged on an edge of the shelf and extending down to the top surface of the conveyor, wherein the shield deters the item from moving to the defined zone when the conveyor is moving the item upstream.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.