A shopping bin which mounts crosswise on a shopping cart and is slidable onto the conveyor belt of a supermarket check stand. The bin mechanism holds the bottom of the bin in place and causes a door at the front of the bin to open as the conveyor belt moves the rest of the bin forward until the bottom of the bin has been mostly extracted, thus allowing the check stand conveyor to completely vacate the contents of the bin and send them to the checker and the item scanner.

A connectivity sled for docking and undocking a mobile computer and a payment device, comprises a first adapter plate assembly directly coupled to the payment device, including a configuration that couples to a surface of the payment device is exposes all ports, function keys, and interfaces of the payment device and at least one magnet. The sled further comprising a second adapter plate assembly directly coupled to the mobile computer, including a first portion that couples to a top surface of the mobile computer device, and at least one magnet that magnetically couples to the at least one magnet of the first adapter plate assembly.

A self-checkout (SCO) station for a retail store has a reconfigurable bagging section that receives items scanned by a user. The SCO station determines whether the user does or does not require the SCO station to operate in a mode that complies with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If so, the SCO station automatically reconfigures the bagging section to ensure that the user is able to reach all items in the bagging section.

Bagging systems having rotation mechanisms are disclosed. According to an aspect, a bagging system includes a base that defines an area for placement of a shopping bag. The bagging system also includes a bag support attached to the base and positioned to support the shopping bag in the defined area. Further, the bagging system includes a rotation mechanism that rotatably attaches the bag support to the base with an axis of rotation that is vertically aligned with the bag support.

Disclosed is an ultraviolet light sanitation device for retail checkout counter conveyor belts with a UV-C light source, a housing, and a mount. The UV-C light source is internally positioned at an apex end of the housing opposite a treatment opening of the housing, where a conveyor belt of a retail checkout counter is exposed to the UV-C light source through the treatment opening in order to sanitize the conveyor belt through germicidal irradiation by the UV-C light source. The mount connects the housing to a retail checkout counter such that the treatment opening is positioned adjacent to the conveyor belt, either adjacent to an underside of the conveyor belt within a conveyor cabinet of the retail checkout counter, or external to and atop the conveyor cabinet.

Disclosed herein are aspects of a transaction device stand. In one embodiment, the transaction device stand comprises a stand base having a base plate, a column having a shape, and a winged collar latching mechanism. A swivel top may be mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a transaction device. A tension mechanism may be implemented between a portion of the swivel top and a portion of the winged collar of the stand base such that the swivel top is held at a position relative to the stand base in tension.

A sales registration apparatus includes a commodity reader and a main body housing the reader. First attachment sections are distributed along a side surface of the main body at a fixed interval in the height direction. Each first attachment section is configured to permit the attachment of an additional component to the side surface. Each first attachment section is within a sub-portion of the side surface having a height that is a fixed unit height or an integer multiple of the fixed unit height. Cover sections are provided with each having a width equal to a width of the side surface and a height that is equal to the fixed unit height or an integer multiple of the fixed unit height. The cover section are attached to the side surface and cover any first attachment section not occupied by an additional component.

Disclosed is a vacuum fixture. The vacuum fixture may include a base plate assembly, a middle frame assembly, and a top plate assembly. The base plate assembly may have a first hinged edge. The middle frame assembly may be connected to the base plate proximate the first hinged edge and may define a void. The top plate assembly may have a second hinged edge connected to the first hinged edge, such that when the top plate assembly is in a closed position the middle frame assembly is located in between and contacts a first surface of the base plate assembly and a first surface of the top plate assembly, thereby forming a cavity in between the base plate assembly and the top plate assembly.

A shopping bin which mounts crosswise on a shopping cart and is slidable onto the conveyor belt of a supermarket check stand. The bin mechanism holds the bottom of the bin in place and causes a door at the front of the bin to open as the conveyor belt moves the rest of the bin forward until the bottom of the bin has been mostly extracted, thus allowing the check stand conveyor to completely vacate the contents of the bin and send them to the checker and the item scanner.

A terminal is provided. The terminal includes a horizontal touch-based operating surface, a first vertical support side car, and a second vertical support safe enclosure. The operating surface includes integrated transaction devices that perform transaction processing on the terminal. The operating surface can be dynamically switched between a self-service mode of operation, an assisted service mode of operation, and a teller-service mode of operation. Each mode of operation dynamically orients displayed information on the operating surface to a particular side or both sides of the operating surface and selectively activates and deactivates the integrated devices.