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US 2015/0083523 A1Published application
Accessible check-out counter
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorsBlake M. Johnson, Mitchell Knoll, David J. Floersch
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Abstract
A check-out counter includes a base having a top, a stationary countertop and a slidable countertop. The stationary countertop has a top surface and is fixedly mounted to the top of the base. The slidable countertop has a top surface and is slidably mounted to the top of the base adjacent to the stationary countertop. The top surface of the stationary countertop is coplanar with the top surface of the slidable countertop.
Claims20
A check-out counter comprising:
- an unload area that supports merchandise to be purchased;
- a bagging area located down stream from the unload area and used to support bags for receiving the purchased merchandise;
- a deck area located down stream from the unload area and the bagging area, the deck area comprising:
- a base having a top;
- a stationary countertop having a top surface and being fixedly mounted to the top of the base;
- and
- a slidable countertop having a top surface and being slidably mounted to the top of the base adjacent to the stationary countertop;
- wherein the top surface of the stationary countertop is coplanar with the top surface of the slidable countertop.
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A counter comprising:
- a base deck having a top surface and at least one recessed surface that is recessed from the top surface of the base deck;
- a top deck having a moveable portion coupled to the at least one recessed surface of the base deck with at least one slide, the at least one slide including a base member coupled to the at least one recess surface of the base deck, a top member coupled to a bottom of the moveable top deck and a slide member for slidably engaging the base member to the top member.
A method of transitioning a check-out counter comprising:
- providing a base and a countertop mounted to the base that is in a first position, the countertop being located in a deck area that is down stream from an unload area and a bagging area of the check-out counter and including a fixed section having a down stream end and a top surface and a slidable section having a down stream end and a top surface that is coplanar with the top surface of the fixed section, wherein in the first position the slidable section is located adjacent to the fixed section such that the down stream end of the slidable section is in alignment with the down stream end of the fixed section;
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- moving the slidable section of the countertop to a second position that is different from the first position, wherein in the second position the down stream end of the slidable section is cantilevered from the base and is out-of-alignment from the down stream end of the fixed section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.