Checkout counter divider bar tracks
OwnerWilliam Alexander Fraserinventor
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Abstract
A track (2) for storing divider bars (24) used on a checkout counter (12) having a conveyor (14). The track (2) can be fitted over or replace a previously-installed track (10), and can store display/divider bars of much greater width than those presently in use. The wider surfaces of the new track also provide areas on which advertising can be displayed. The new tracks can be secured in place temporarily for ease of replacement by tracks displaying or holding updated advertising information.
Claims23
A track for displaying advertisements at a checkout counter, the track comprising:
- a divider bar track;
- an attachment on the divider bar track for temporarily holding an advertisement display on the divider bar track;
- and
- a fixture on the divider bar track for installation of the track on the checkout counter.
A track for storing at least one divider bar for use on a checkout counter having a conveyor and a previously installed divider bar track having a first width, the track comprising:
- a bottom panel having a second width greater than the first width, a front edge, and a rear edge;
- a rear wall adjoining the bottom panel on the rear edge;
- a front wall adjoining the bottom panel on the front edge;
- and
- members for holding advertisements displayed on the track.
A checkout counter having a conveyor and a previously-installed track for storing divider bars, the previously-installed track having a bottom panel having width, the checkout counter further comprising:
- a track for a checkout counter divider bar fitted over the previously-installed track and having a bottom panel with a width greater than the width of the bottom panel of the previously-installed track, a front edge and a rear edge;
- a rear wall adjoining the bottom panel on the rear edge;
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- a front wall adjoining the bottom panel on the front edge.
A method of fitting a new track on a checkout counter having a conveyor and a previously-installed track for storing divider bars, the previously-installed track having a bottom panel having a width, the method comprising the steps of:
- installing a track for a checkout counter divider bar over the previously-installed track, the track having a bottom panel with a width greater than the width of the bottom panel of the previously-installed track, a front edge and a rear edge;
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- securing the track to the checkout counter.
A method of displaying advertisements at a checkout counter, the method comprising:
- positioning an advertising display on a divider bar track;
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- installing the track with the advertising positioned thereon on the checkout counter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.