Authors:
Bob Myers, Dan Kelaher, Suzanne Bleakley, Kim Wood
Abstract:
This Disclosure proposes a Self Checkout that is designed such that it can be rotated from one design setup to another by simply releasing a latch and changing the orientation of the lane to allow compliance with ADA guidelines as needed.
Background:
As self-checkout becomes more prevalent, especially in large grocery and warehouse stores, there is a need for larger bagging areas. Generally as the bagging areas become larger, they are shaped to surround one side of the shopper so the shopper does not need to travel a great distance from the scanning area to the bagging area. However, this presents a problem for the person who must perform checkout while seated in a wheelchair. This person must approach the scanning area from the side in order to reach all of the required devices. This side approach then means that the bagging area is approached head-on and the bagging area is not adequately accessible with a front reach. What is needed to comply with ADA guidelines is a linear bagging layout optimized for shoppers in wheelchairs.
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Description:
We propose a design that could rotated from one design to the other by simply releasing a latch and changing the orientation of the lane. Once the latch is released, the components can rotate to the desired orientation. This design provides retailers the ability to modify their configurations based on each store’s shopper demographics.
Compact Configuration optimized for standing shoppers.
Intermediate Configuration
Inline Configuration, ADA Compliant and optimized for shoppers in wheelchairs.
Top view of Inline Configuration and wheelchair shopper accessing bag racks.
TGCS Reference 4065
