Ergonomically designed check-out counter system for supermarket and

Abstract

An ergonomically designed check-out counter system for supermarket and merchandising industries is characterized by provisions for differences in human heights, hand and position of operators and for ease in handling of merchandise to reduce fatigue and injury to the operators while providing maximum productivity under both light and heavy through put requirements. The check-out counter system includes one or more of the features of a housing defining the overall shape of the check-out counter system, a movable floor device positioned under an intermediate opening in the housing for receiving the cashier and for moving vertically up and down to position the cashier at a desired height regardless of the human height of the cashier, a movable chair device positioned in the intermediate opening for receiving the cashier and including adjustment devices for moving the chair vertically and horizontally to desired positions and provide the cashier with the option of sitting or standing, a keyboard device for entering price data of the merchandise which may be moved back and forth to accommodate right-handed and left-handed cashiers, and merchandise bagging devices for easy handling and bagging of the merchandise after checking-out by the cashier and providing for direct bagging by the cashier or bagging by a bagger.