Claims
- 1. A checkout terminal, comprising:a cabinet; a support platform which is mounted to said cabinet and configured to slide between an extended position and a retracted position; a scanner which is rotatably mounted to said support platform.
- 2. The checkout terminal of claim 1, wherein:a product scale is integrated with said scanner, and said product scale is configured to determine weight of an item positioned thereon.
- 3. The checkout terminal of claim 2, wherein said product scale is also rotatably mounted to said support platform.
- 4. The checkout terminal of claim 2, wherein:said support platform includes a sliding drawer assembly, and said scanner is configured to rotate relative to said sliding drawer assembly when said support platform is positioned in said extended position.
- 5. The checkout terminal of claim 1, wherein:said cabinet includes an upper cabinet surface, and said scanner includes a scanning window which is flush-mounted with said upper cabinet surface.
- 6. The checkout terminal of claim 5, wherein both said upper cabinet surface and said scanning window are positioned in a substantially horizontal orientation.
- 7. A checkout terminal, comprising:a cabinet; a support platform movably mounted to said cabinet; a scanner which is movably mounted to said support platform.
- 8. The checkout terminal of claim 7, whereinsaid cabinet includes a substantially horizontally-oriented upper cabinet surface, and said scanner includes a substantially horizontally-oriented scanning window which is flush-mounted with said upper cabinet surface.
- 9. The checkout terminal of claim 7, wherein:said support platform is slidable between an extended position and a retracted position, and said scanner is rotatable relative to said support platform when said support platform is positioned in said extended position.
- 10. The checkout terminal of claim 7, wherein:a product scale is integrated with said scanner, and said product scale is configured to determine weight of an item positioned thereon.
- 11. The checkout terminal of claim 10, wherein said product scale is also rotatable relative to said support platform when said support platform is positioned in said extended position.
- 12. A method of operating a checkout terminal having a cabinet, a support platform and a scanner, comprising the steps of:operating said scanner so as to perform a first checkout transaction when said scanner is positioned at a first orientation relative to said cabinet; moving said support platform in relation to said cabinet from a retracted position to an extended position; moving said scanner in relation to said support platform when said support platform is positioned in said retracted position; and moving said support platform in relation to said cabinet from said extended position to said retracted position after said scanner moving step so as to position said scanner at a second orientation relative to said cabinet; and operating said scanner so as to perform a second checkout transaction when said scanner is positioned at said second orientation relative to said cabinet.
- 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of moving said support platform in relation to said cabinet from a retracted position to an extended position includes the step of sliding said support platform from said retracted position to said extended position.
- 14. The method of claim 12, wherein said scanner moving step includes the step of rotating said scanner in relation to said support platform.
- 15. The method of claim 12, wherein:a product scale is integrated with said scanner, and said product scale is configured to determine weight of an item positioned thereon.
- 16. A method of operating a checkout terminal having a cabinet, a support platform and a scanner, comprising the steps of:operating said scanner so as to perform a first checkout transaction when said scanner is positioned at a first orientation relative to said cabinet; sliding said support platform in relation to said cabinet from a retracted position to an extended position; rotating said scanner in relation to said support platform when said support platform is positioned in said extended position; and sliding said support platform in relation to said cabinet from said extended position to said retracted position after said scanner moving step so as to position said scanner at a second orientation relative to said cabinet; and operating said scanner so as to perform a second checkout transaction when said scanner is positioned at said second orientation relative to said cabinet.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein:a product scale is integrated with said scanner, and said product scale is configured to determine weight of an item positioned thereon.
- 18. The method of claim 16, wherein:said support platform includes a sliding drawer assembly, and said scanner rotating step includes the step of rotating said scanner in relation to said sliding drawer assembly when said support platform is positioned in said extended position.
- 19. The method of claim 16, wherein:said cabinet includes an upper cabinet surface, and said scanner includes a scanning window which is juxtaposed to said upper cabinet surface when said support platform is positioned in said retracted position.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/432,641, filed on Nov. 2, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,213,395.
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