Gasoline dispensing system and method using a single printer

A gasoline dispensing system comprising a housing having two receipt delivery openings at two locations, a hose extending from one location of the housing for receiving gasoline, a hose extending from another location of the housing for receiving gasoline, a dispensing nozzle disposed at one end of each of the hoses for dispensing the gasoline, a printer for printing a receipt for the dispensing of the gasoline from either location, two endless belts mounted in the housing a portion of each of which is in a closely spaced relation to corresponding surfaces of the housing, and a guide member adapted to direct the printed receipt to the space between one of the belts and the corresponding surface to advance the receipt to one of the openings for access, the guide member also adapted to direct the receipt to the space between the other belt and the other surface area to advance the receipt to the other location for access.

A method for providing receipts in connection with the dispensing of gasoline from two different locations at a dispenser unit, the method comprising the steps of positioning a printer in the dispenser unit so that the printer is accessible from both locations, printing a receipt at the printer, providing a shield at each location that moves between a first position in which it permits access to the printed receipt at the printer and a second position in which it prevents access to the printed receipt at the printer, dispensing gas at one of the locations, printing a receipt for the dispensed gasoline at the printer, responding to the step of dispensing and moving at least one of the shields so that the shield corresponding to the one location is in the first position and the shield corresponding to the other location is in the second position, dispensing gas at the other location, printing a receipt for the latter dispensed gasoline at the printer, responding to the latter step of dispensing and moving at least one of the shields so that the shield corresponding to the other location is in the first position and the shield corresponding to the one location is in the second position.

A system for providing receipts for gasoline dispensing transactions according to which gasoline is dispensed from two different locations at a dispenser unit, the system comprising a printer for printing a receipt, the printer being positioned in the dispenser unit so that the printer is accessible from both locations, a shield disposed at each location and adapted to move between a first position in which it permits access to the printed receipt at the printer and a second position in which it prevents access to the printed receipt at the printer, wherein at least one of the shields is moved in response to the dispensing of gasoline at each location so that the shield corresponding to the location in which the gasoline is dispensed is in the first position and the shield corresponding to the other location is in the second position.

A method for providing receipts in connection with the dispensing of gasoline from two different locations at a dispenser unit, the method comprising dispensing gas at one of the locations, providing a printer in the dispenser unit, printing a receipt for the dispensed gasoline at the printer, feeding the printed receipt to a carrier, moving the carrier to a receipt delivery opening in the dispenser unit corresponding to the one location to permit access to the printed receipt, dispensing gasoline at the other location, printing a receipt for the latter gasoline at the printer, feeding the latter printed receipt to the carrier, and moving the carrier to a receipt delivery opening in the dispenser unit corresponding to the other location to permit access to the printed receipt.