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Weighing device for the point-of-sale of a retail outlet

  • US 5,747,744 A
  • Filed: 12/11/1995
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic checkout system for weighing and scanning articles including in combination:

  • a support cradle having a first side and a spaced-apart, opposite second side;

    a scanner disposed on said support cradle adjacent said first side;

    an electronic circuit, including means for determining the price of articles being weighed, disposed on said support cradle adjacent said second side;

    a single weighing cell secured to said support cradle between said scanner and said electronic circuit, said single weighing cell being disposed closer to said second side than said first side and providing an output to said electronic circuit; and

    a rigid subplatter, having an aperture formed therethrough, supported solely on said single weighing cell and extending toward said first side such that said aperture overlies said scanner.

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