Checkout station

- Walmart Apollo, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a checkout station according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the checkout station that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a checkout station, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1090140
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 2023
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2025
Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR)
Inventors: Darrell Whitelaw (Pacific Palisades, CA), Brittany N. Leek (Waterford, MI), Andrew J. Grignon (Half Moon Bay, CA), Jae Y. Lew (Mill Valley, CA), Stephen S. Hadinger (Berkeley, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Application Number: 29/883,602
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/699