ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,099, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Toshiba Tec K.K. (Tokyo).
"Check-out apparatus" was invented by Masaki Ito (Numazu Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A check-out apparatus has a built-in coin receiving/dispensing device, and includes a drawer unit, a collection bag, a frame, and a support portion. The drawer unit is a container that is movably supported between an installation position provided on a lower side of a shelf board supporting the coin receiving/dispensing device and a pulled-out position pulled out from the installation position to a front side of the check-out apparatus, and has at least an upward ope...