Application for and method of preventing overhanging weighing platter of scale from tipping at product checkout system and method of mounting and removing the weighing platter without tools
First Claim
1. A checkout system, comprising:
- a workstation having a horizontal window located in a generally horizontal plane, and a data capture arrangement for capturing through the horizontal window a target associated with a product; and
a scale including;
a scale mechanism including a load cell and a frame,a weighing platter on which the product is placed for weighing, the weighing platter being integrated with the horizontal window and overlying the scale mechanism, the weighing platter projecting past the scale mechanism and having a front end that overhangs the scale mechanism, anda connector arrangement on the weighing platter and the scale mechanism, the connector arrangement including non-threaded interlocking connector members configured to interlock and thereby secure the weighing platter to the scale mechanism such that the rear end of the weighing platter is prevented from moving up vertically when a downward force is exerted on the front end of the weighing platter.
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Abstract
A checkout system includes a workstation having a data capture arrangement for capturing through a horizontal window a target associated with a product to identify the product being checked out at the workstation, and a scale for weighing the product at the workstation. The scale has a scale mechanism, and a weighing platter on which the product is placed for weighing. The weighing platter is integrated with the horizontal window and overlies the scale mechanism. The weighing platter projects past the scale mechanism and has a front end that overhangs the scale mechanism. Non-threaded, interlocking connectors, which are provided on the weighing platter and the scale mechanism, prevent the weighing platter from tipping if a force is exerted on the front end of the weighing platter. The weighing platter is mounted on, and removed from, the scale mechanism without the aid of tools.
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7 Claims
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1. A checkout system, comprising:
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a workstation having a horizontal window located in a generally horizontal plane, and a data capture arrangement for capturing through the horizontal window a target associated with a product; and a scale including; a scale mechanism including a load cell and a frame, a weighing platter on which the product is placed for weighing, the weighing platter being integrated with the horizontal window and overlying the scale mechanism, the weighing platter projecting past the scale mechanism and having a front end that overhangs the scale mechanism, and a connector arrangement on the weighing platter and the scale mechanism, the connector arrangement including non-threaded interlocking connector members configured to interlock and thereby secure the weighing platter to the scale mechanism such that the rear end of the weighing platter is prevented from moving up vertically when a downward force is exerted on the front end of the weighing platter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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configuring an imager to capture through a horizontal window of a workstation a target associated with a product to identify the product being checked out at the workstation; integrating a weighing platter with the horizontal window; overlying a scale mechanism having a load cell and a frame at the workstation with the weighing platter such that a front end of the weighing platter projects past, and overhangs, the scale mechanism; providing a connector arrangement on the weighing platter and the scale mechanism, the connector arrangement including non-threaded interlocking connector members; and interlocking the non-threaded interlocking connector members and thereby securing the weighing platter to the scale mechanism such that the rear end of the weighing platter is prevented from moving up vertically when a force is exerted on the front end of the weighing platter. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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