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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1985
Victor L Cononi, Raleigh, NC (US);
Herbert D McClain, Quaker City, OH (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A check-out counter having an optical scanning system mounted therein includes, a cover member located on the top surface of the check-out counter. The cover member contains a plurality of apertures through which the optical scanning system will scan a coded label on a merchandise item. A raised housing member having an inclined top surface in which is located a display is secured to the top surface of the counter. The display is orientated to allow the customer to observe, simultaneously, the display, which displays the price of the item being scanned, and the item itself as it moves past the aperture during a scanning operation.