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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Hunter Vorhees, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/29 (2006.01); A47F 9/02 (2006.01); A47F 9/04 (2006.01); B65G 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/29 (2013.01); A47F 9/02 (2013.01); B65G 15/32 (2013.01); A47F 2009/041 (2013.01);
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.