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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Curtis J. Ulrich, Eagan, MN (US);
Robert W. Ash, Andover, MN (US);
Blake M. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Mitchell W. Knoll, Eagan, MN (US);
Curtis J. Ulrich, Eagan, MN (US);
Robert W. Ash, Andover, MN (US);
Blake M. Johnson, St. Paul, MN (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Mitchell W. Knoll, Eagan, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A bagging station within a check-out counter system and for use by a cashier positioned in a cashier location within the check-out counter system. The bagging station includes a lower bag rack and an upper bag rack. The lower bag rack is configured to hold at least one bag for loading with a first portion of merchandise and defines a first upper edge. The upper bag rack is configured to hold at least one bag for loading with a second portion of merchandise. The upper bag rack is positioned behind the lower bag rack relative to the cashier location, and the upper bag rack defines a second upper edge. The first upper edge and the second upper edge are arranged in a terraced configuration. Check-out counter systems and methods of processing merchandise provide additional advantages.