Abstract: A checkout stand includes a first extendable conveyor extending in a first direction for delivering one or more articles to a first bagging station. A second conveyor is provided for conveying one or more articles from the first conveyor to at least a second bagging station. A scanner may be provided for scanning the articles, such as during delivery by an infeed conveyor upstream of the first conveyor. A controller may control the first conveyor to selectively divert articles between the first and second bagging stations. Related methods are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 8, 2016
Assignee:
PAN OSTON HOLDING COMPANY
Inventors:
James R. Vance, Chad A. Eilers, Richard J. Blankenship, Gordon T. Gravelle, Andrew B. Ritter, Jerrod P. Arterburn, Kyle Thomas Hampton