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101 | Zahl- und Kontrollstand für Selbstbedienungs-Verkaufsstätten | EP79100283.5 | 1979-02-08 | EP0003557A2 | 1979-08-22 | Benzler, Hartwig, Dr.-Ing. |
Bei einem Zahl- und Kontrollstand für Selbstbedienungs-Verkaufsstätten mit einer Passage zum Verlassen der Verkaufsräume, deren Zugang eine Sperrvorrichtung aufweist, ist vor dieser eine Vorrichtung zur Bezahlung vorgesehen und sind am Ende der Passage zwei versperrbare Abgänge angeordnet, die wahlweise und für den Kunden unvorhersehbar freigegeben werden können. Einer der beiden Abgänge führt zu einer Kontrollstation. Die Vorrichtung zur Bezahlung enthält ein Einlegefach für die Zahlungsmittel mit einer Verschlußklappe, durch deren Schließen ein Signal zum Aufheben der Sperrvorrichtung am Passagenzugang gegeben wird. Die wahlweise Freigabe eines der beiden Abgänge wird durch eine Einrichtung zur Erzeugung von Zufallsreihen von Steuerimpulsen bewirkt, wobei jeder Abgang im statistischen Mittel in einem vorgegebenen Prozentsatz aller Fälle geöffnet wird. Die Vorrichtung zur Bezahlung und die drei Sperren können Blockierungen besitzen, die mit Berechtigungselementen aufhebbar sind. Von der Vorrichtung zur Bezahlung führt eine weichenförmige Transporteinrichtung für die Zahlungsmittel zur Kontrollstation oder zu einem Sammelspeicher. |
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102 | PRODUCT DISPLAY BELT AND ASSEMBLY | US15660519 | 2017-07-26 | US20190029444A1 | 2019-01-31 | Carl Valiulis; Anthony Valiulis |
A product display belt for a product display assembly may comprise a flexible strip having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a back end; a plurality of hinges mounted to the bottom surface of the flexible strip to form a linear array of separated hinges extending from the front end towards the back end of the flexible strip; and a plurality of flaps, each flap having a front facing surface, a back facing surface, and a top surface, each flap mounted to an associated hinge of the plurality of hinges at the back facing surface below the top surface of the flap such that the flap has a free top end and extends downwardly away from the bottom surface of the flexible strip. Other product display belts and product display assemblies comprising the belts are provided. | ||||||
103 | STORAGE RACK WITH EMBEDDED DISPLAY FOR BARRELS OR CASKS | US16055413 | 2018-08-06 | US20180338611A1 | 2018-11-29 | Justin B. STIEFEL; Darrin FILAND; Carl TAYLOR-SWANSON |
A storage rack having an embedded display may include a plurality of sections for holding a respective plurality of items. A first section may include, for example, a first vertical support, a second vertical support substantially parallel to the first vertical support, and a first set of horizontal supports substantially perpendicular to the first vertical support and the second vertical support. The first set of horizontal supports may include a first horizontal support disposed at a first height and a first depth in the first vertical support, and a second horizontal support disposed at the first height and the first depth in the second vertical support. The first horizontal support may extend from an inner wall of the first vertical support towards the second vertical support for a distance that is less than half of the distance between the first vertical support and the second vertical support. | ||||||
104 | Mobile kiosk with shade structure | US15815187 | 2017-11-16 | US10124710B2 | 2018-11-13 | Hala El-Wakeel; Asma Yousuf Aloraifi; Haifa Alarifi |
An expandable kiosk structure with a front face, a rear face, a first side structural unit and a second side structural unit arranged such that the front face and rear face are parallel and connect the first and second side structural units to form a box shaped structure that is expandable from a collapsed form an expanded form in which the front face, the rear face, and the first and second side structural units define an interior workspace in the box shaped structure. The front and rear faces each have an outwardly extendable portion that is hingeably or pivotally foldable onto a remaining portion of the front or rear face. Rolling mechanisms are disposed bottom corners and extendable brackets are disposed at the top corners connecting to a shading unit supported by a shading unit support structure. Front and rear shelf units are hingeably attached to the front and rear faces. One or more extendable chassis brackets extend along the length of the top and bottom edges of the front and rear faces to permit expansion of the first and second side structural units. The front face chassis bracket is strongly connected to a perpendicular revolving rod handle (trailer coupler) that aids in maneuvering the kiosk prior to attachment to or subsequent to detachment from its towing vehicle as well as during towing. | ||||||
105 | Expandable mat-based sun shelter | US15810944 | 2017-11-13 | US10113330B2 | 2018-10-30 | Hala El-Wakeel; Fatima Al Doukhi |
A collapsible sun shelter that includes an arch support and a rollable flat mat that is configured to expand to include a canopy section and further includes a floor area portion, an upwardly deployable area portion at least two mat anchor points and at least two arch support openings. The rollable mat has an upwardly deployable area portion defined by an outer perimeter passing through at least one layer of the rollable flat mat such that the upwardly deployable area portion remains connected with the floor area portion when the upwardly deployable area portion is extended upwardly in a deployed configuration. | ||||||
106 | EXPANDABLE KIOSK STRUCTURE WITH PUBLIC SERVICE ELEMENT | US15814758 | 2017-11-16 | US20180274255A1 | 2018-09-27 | Hala EL-WAKEEL; Semah ALABDULJABBAR; Zati Hazira ISMAIL; Muneera A. ALBARRAK; Shahad AL-SHUAIBI; Haifa ALARIFI; Mashaer ALABDULLAH; Reem ALBA'ADI |
An expanded kiosk and kiosk system that is collapsible and deployable by expansion and contraction. The kiosk includes a lighting system adapted to provide a light characteristic to the kiosk and represent a lamp post or light post for public or private spaces. Deployment of the kiosk includes moving first and second vertically-oriented structural units away from one another such that one or more of a canopy, a working surface and/or a front-facing surface are fully deployed and the canopy surface and working surface are substantially parallel to one another. | ||||||
107 | Shelf height indication and validation device | US15481687 | 2017-04-07 | US10024662B2 | 2018-07-17 | Greg A. Bryan; Benjamin D. Enssle; David B. Brightwell |
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to quickly and accurately determine shelf notch height for a shelving unit. This is particularly advantageous to determine whether shelves in the shelving unit were installed at the correct height and/or for installing shelves at desired heights. In some embodiments, a measurement member is provided with a bottom offset and shelf notch indicator portions. A horizontal position indicator can then be aligned with a desired shelf notch indicator portion and project outwardly therefrom towards a shelving unit to provide a visual indication of the height of a desired shelf notch. | ||||||
108 | MODULAR WALL SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A PRODUCT | US15907998 | 2018-02-28 | US20180184817A1 | 2018-07-05 | Vasco AGNOLI; James ANDRUS; Sam BROWN; James Casey FEENEY; Christopher M. GREEN; Kully Kraig MANDON; Christopher Daniel PEAK; Jonathan P. SIEGEL; Stefan BEHLING; Kevin Fenton SMEDS; Andrew Charles DEFFENBAUGH; Gregory James RANES; Charles A. SCHWALBACH; Sheng YANG; Graham O'BRIEN |
A system for displaying a product is disclosed. The system includes a wall having a recess therein and a display structure that defines the recess. The display structure extends through a front surface of the wall and includes a frame having a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels. The top and bottom panels are longer than the side panels. The system further includes a plurality of modular display units disposed within the display structure. Each modular display unit extends from the bottom panel to the top panel. At least a first one of the modular display units includes a frame open to a front exterior of the display structure and at least a second one of the modular display units is not open to the front exterior of the display structure. The system further includes a plurality of display elements disposed within the plurality of display units. | ||||||
109 | PRODUCT DISPLAY UNIT WITH VIBRATION SENSORS | US15809005 | 2017-11-10 | US20180125267A1 | 2018-05-10 | Nicholaus A. Jones; Matthew A. Jones |
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to determining an action to be performed based on vibrations detected on a product display unit. In some embodiments, a system for determining an action to perform based on vibrations comprises the product display unit, one or more vibration sensors, the one or more vibration sensors affixed to the product display unit and configured to detect vibration of the product display unit and transmit an indication of the vibration of the product display unit, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more vibration sensors and configured to receive, from the one or more vibration sensors, the indication of the vibration, estimate, based on the indication of the vibration a characteristic of at least one item on the product display unit, and determine, based on the characteristic, the action to be performed. | ||||||
110 | Fixtures for displaying products | US14837479 | 2015-08-27 | US09954386B2 | 2018-04-24 | Charles A. Schwalbach; David Samuel Kumka; Sheng Yang; David Benjamin Kosecoff |
A display apparatus, such as a table, for display consumer products, such as electronic devices, is disclosed. The table may include a display cavity for displaying products. The display cavity may include a transparent glass panel defining a top portion thereof so as to allow consumers to view products housed within the display cavity. A display fixture for holding a consumer product with the display cavity is disclosed. A kit for aligning a plurality of nodes on the display panel is also disclosed. A DC-to-DC converter that can receive a DC input voltage via a first standard receptacle connector, convert the DC input voltage to a DC output voltage using regulator circuitry and provide the DC output voltage at a second standard receptacle connector is also disclosed. The DC-to-DC converter can include a compact, cosmetic, minimalist housing for containing a space-efficient printed circuit board that includes the regulator circuitry. | ||||||
111 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH INVENTORY CONTROL | US15843368 | 2017-12-15 | US20180108195A1 | 2018-04-19 | LEONARD M. BASHKIN |
Systems and methods of the invention relate to managing an inventory of items within a storage container. A storage container can house one or more items for distribution among one or more users such as, for instance, employees. The storage container discussed herein provides authentication of a user, tracking of the inventory each user removes or returns, video/image capture of user during access of the storage container, wireless tracking of items housed within the storage container, among others. | ||||||
112 | STORAGE RACK FOR BARRELS | US15819037 | 2017-11-21 | US20180070721A1 | 2018-03-15 | Justin B. STIEFEL; Darrin FILAND; Carl TAYLOR-SWANSON |
A storage rack may include a plurality of sections for holding a respective plurality of items. A first section may include, for example, a first vertical support, a second vertical support substantially parallel to the first vertical support, and a first set of horizontal supports substantially perpendicular to the first vertical support and the second vertical support. The first set of horizontal supports may include a first horizontal support disposed at a first height and a first depth in the first vertical support, and a second horizontal support disposed at the first height and the first depth in the second vertical support. The first horizontal support may extend from an inner wall of the first vertical support towards the second vertical support for a distance that is less than half of the distance between the first vertical support and the second vertical support. | ||||||
113 | Lock having a security device for an automatic storage machine and automatic storage machine | US14888121 | 2014-04-23 | US09777514B2 | 2017-10-03 | Franz Engelbert Haidvogl |
The invention relates to a lock (1) which can be actively released and locked by control technology, particularly for use in automatic storage machines having a plurality of compartments with compartment doors (2) which are to be opened individually, and to an automatic storage machine having at least one such lock (1). The lock (1) comprises a detent pawl (14), which can lock a locking element (9), which is permanently connected to a compartment door (2), in the lock such that the compartment door (2) can be held in closed position. The lock further has a first electric drive element (17) which transitions the detent pawl (14) from the locking position to a release position upon the applying of electrical power, such that the compartment door (2) can be opened. The lock (1) further comprises a security device (32), which prevents an automatic reset of the detent pawl (14) from the release position to the locking position when the lock (1) is in an unpowered state or the automatic storage machine is in an unpowered state, and an unintentional, accidental or improper locking of a compartment door can thus be avoided. In order to properly lock a compartment door, the security device (32) of the lock (1) comprises a second electric drive element, by means of which the detent pawl (14) can be transitioned back to the locking position thereof upon the applying of electrical power to said second electric drive element during closing of the compartment door (2). | ||||||
114 | BIASED MECHANISM FOR GUIDED INSERTION | US15608701 | 2017-05-30 | US20170258681A1 | 2017-09-14 | Frank Dean WEBER |
A drawer assembly is disclosed that includes a removable container ad a receiving tray. The container has a housing having at least one shaped surface and at least one horizontal alignment element coupled to and projecting from the housing. The receiving tray has a base having a redirection feature and at least one horizontal alignment hole in the base that is configured to accept the horizontal alignment element. The container and receiving tray are configured such that downward motion of the container with the shaped surface of the housing in contact with the redirection feature of the base induces a lateral motion of the container according to the engagement of the shaped surface and the redirection feature that causes the horizontal alignment element to slide into the horizontal alignment hole. | ||||||
115 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH INVENTORY CONTROL | US15596710 | 2017-05-16 | US20170249591A1 | 2017-08-31 | LEONARD M. BASHKIN |
Systems and methods of the invention relate to managing an inventory of items within a storage container. A storage container can house one or more items for distribution among one or more users such as, for instance, employees. The storage container discussed herein provides authentication of a user, tracking of the inventory each user removes or returns, video/image capture of user during access of the storage container, wireless tracking of items housed within the storage container, among others. | ||||||
116 | System for tracking reusable items | US14792153 | 2015-07-06 | US09717352B2 | 2017-08-01 | Steven P. Molewyk; Jack E. Spaans; Steven J. Lilly; Chad A. Davis; Kirk S. Thomas; Jeffrey A. Davis |
A system for dispensing, receiving, and tracking towels or other items includes a cabinet structure having first and second interior spaces. An access door provides access to the first interior space, and a return door permits items to be returned to the second interior space. An RFID system conducts read operations to determine how many items having RFID tags are disposed in the first and second interior spaces. The system determines what items have been removed from the first interior space, and associates removed items with specific users. The RFID system conducts read operations as items are returned to the second interior space and credits the user. | ||||||
117 | Cargo container and method for selling consumer fireworks utilizing the cargo container | US14295371 | 2014-06-04 | US09370263B2 | 2016-06-21 | Robert C. Horvath |
A method for selling consumer fireworks is provided. The method includes disposing a cargo container having an outer housing and first and second shelving units at a location. The outer housing defines an interior region with the first and second shelving units disposed on opposite sides of the interior region such that a longitudinally extending aisle is located between the first and second shelving units. The method further includes disposing first and second consumer firework devices on the first and second shelving units, respectively. The method further includes determining a sales price of at least one of the first and second consumer firework devices that were selected by a consumer that entered through a consumer entrance into the interior region to view the firework devices. | ||||||
118 | LOCK HAVING A SECURITY DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC STORAGE MACHINE AND AUTOMATIC STORAGE MACHINE | US14888121 | 2014-04-23 | US20160160535A1 | 2016-06-09 | Franz Engelbert HAIDVOGL |
The invention relates to a lock (1) which can be actively released and locked by control technology, particularly for use in automatic storage machines having a plurality of compartments with compartment doors (2) which are to be opened individually, and to an automatic storage machine having at least one such lock (1). The lock (1) comprises a detent pawl (14), which can lock a locking element (9), which is permanently connected to a compartment door (2), in the lock such that the compartment door (2) can be held in closed position. The lock further has a first electric drive element (17) which transitions the detent pawl (14) from the locking position to a release position upon the applying of electrical power, such that the compartment door (2) can be opened. The lock (1) further comprises a security device (32), which prevents an automatic reset of the detent pawl (14) from the release position to the locking position when the lock (1) is in an unpowered state or the automatic storage machine is in an unpowered state, and an unintentional, accidental or improper locking of a compartment door can thus be avoided. In order to properly lock a compartment door, the security device (32) of the lock (1) comprises a second electric drive element, by means of which the detent pawl (14) can be transitioned back to the locking position thereof upon the applying of electrical power to said second electric drive element during closing of the compartment door (2). | ||||||
119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PRODUCT PRESENTATION DISPLAY | US14893894 | 2014-05-30 | US20160106236A1 | 2016-04-21 | Mark Kwiatek; Manus Mulherin; Alejandro Romero Toledo; Eddin Alvarado; Frank Guzzone; Michael A. Miller; Paul Schindelar |
A product presentation display having at least one shelf configured to directly support at least one product and a control circuit configured to monitor at least one person's interaction with the at least one product. | ||||||
120 | BIASED MECHANISM FOR GUIDED INSERTION | US14853899 | 2015-09-14 | US20160000224A1 | 2016-01-07 | Frank Dean WEBER |
A drawer assembly is disclosed that includes a removable container ad a receiving tray. The container has a housing having at least one shaped surface and at least one horizontal alignment element coupled to and projecting from the housing. The receiving tray has a base having a redirection feature and at least one horizontal alignment hole in the base that is configured to accept the horizontal alignment element. The container and receiving tray are configured such that downward motion of the container with the shaped surface of the housing in contact with the redirection feature of the base induces a lateral motion of the container according to the engagement of the shaped surface and the redirection feature that causes the horizontal alignment element to slide into the horizontal alignment hole. |