1. A barrier laminate comprising:
a paperboard substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite the first surface, said second surface being adjacent a plurality of extruded polymer layers;
a first layer selected from one of said plurality of extruded polymer layers and further comprising a heat sealable layer of a polyolefin and containing between about 20% to about 35% of an essential oil scalping reducer comprising an inorganic additive;
a second layer selected from one of said plurality of extruded polymer layers and comprising a first water vapor barrier layer and having an effective amount of a water vapor transmission rate reducing inorganic additive; and,
a third layer selected from one of said plurality of extruded polymer layers, and comprising a second water vapor barrier layer comprising an effective water vapor transmission rate reducing amount of an inorganic additive.
2. The barrier laminate according to claim 1 wherein a fourth layer selected from one of said plurality of extruded polymer layers further comprises a third water vapor barrier layer comprising an effective water vapor transmission rate reducing amount of an inorganic additive.
3. The barrier laminate according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said first water vapor barrier layers and said second water vapor barrier layers is an adhesive tie layer.
4. The barrier laminate according to claim 1 wherein said inorganic additive is calcium carbonate.
5. The barrier laminate according to claim 2 wherein said inorganic additive is calcium carbonate.
6. The barrier laminate according to claim 3 wherein said inorganic additive is calcium carbonate.
7. A carton filled with a juice beverage constructed according to a barrier laminate comprising:
a paperboard substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite the first surface;
a first barrier layer extrusion coated as an outermost layer along said first surface, said barrier layer further comprising between about 20% to about 35% by weight of an essential oil anti-scalping additive;
a second barrier layer comprising an extruded polymer layer having an effective amount of a water vapor transmission rate reducing inorganic additive, said first water vapor barrier layer positioned between said paperboard substrate and said first barrier layer; and,
a third barrier layer positioned between said paperboard substrate and said second barrier layer, said third barrier layer comprising an effective water vapor transmission rate reducing amount of an inorganic additive.
8. The carton according to claim 7 wherein said essential oil anti-scalping additive is calcium carbonate.
9. The carton according to claim 7 wherein said inorganic additive in at least one of said second and said third barrier layers is calcium carbonate.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A checkout station, comprising:
a scale fixedly attached to a framework of the checkout station; and
a track, surrounding the scale, through which a display moves between a first position and a second position.
2. The checkout station of claim 1, further comprising a barcode scanner for scanning barcodes.
3. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein an outside boundary of the scale is elliptical, and the track is an elliptical track.
4. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein an outside boundary of the scale is circular, and the track is a circular track.
5. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein an outside boundary of the scale is a rectangle having round corners.
6. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein the scale and the track are on a single-plane platter that is fixedly attached to the framework.
7. The checkout station of claim 6, wherein the scale is bolted to the single-plane platter.
8. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein the display faces a cashier at the first position for cashier-assisted checkout and faces customers at the second position for self-checkout.
9. The checkout station of claim 8, wherein the customers are on a same side of the checkout station for either the cashier-assisted checkout or the self-checkout.
10. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein the scale is bolted to the framework from a bottom.
11. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein the display is connected to the track through a support.
12. The checkout station of claim 1, wherein when the display is moved between the first and second positions, the scale does not need to recalibrate.
13. A checkout station, comprising:
a scale whose outside boundary is elliptical; and
a track, surrounding the scale, through which a display moves between a first position and a second position.
14. The checkout station of claim 13, wherein the outside boundary of the scale is circular, and the track is circular.
15. The checkout station of claim 13, further comprising:
a framework, wherein the scale is fixedly attached to the framework.
16. The checkout station of claim 13, further comprising a barcode scanner for scanning barcodes.
17. The checkout station of claim 13, wherein the scale and the track are on a single-plane platter that is fixedly attached to the framework.
18. The checkout station of claim 13, wherein the display faces a cashier at the first position for cashier-assisted checkout and faces customers at the second position for self-checkout.
19. A checkout station, comprising:
a scale fixedly attached to a framework of the checkout station; and
means for transporting a display from a first position for cashier-assisted checkout to a second position for self-checkout without disturbing the scale.
20. A method of operating a checkout system, wherein the checkout system includes a display movable along a track and a processor that is configured to execute a point-of-sale (POS) application, the method comprising:
in response to moving the display to a first position, executing, by the processor, the POS application in a cashier-assisted checkout mode; and
in response to moving the display to a second position, executing, by the processor, the POS application in a self-checkout mode.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the moving of the display between the first position and the second position does not disturb the scale.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the scale is fixedly attached to a framework of the checkout system.
23. A method for customers to check out from a checkout station, comprising:
providing a checkout station that includes a track through which a display moves between a first position corresponding to a cashier-assistant checkout mode and a second position corresponding to a self-checkout mode;
in response to the cashier-assistant checkout mode, moving the display to the first position; and
in response to the self-checkout mode, moving the display to the second position,
wherein the customers check out from a same side of the checkout station during both the cashier-assistant checkout mode and the self-checkout mode.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the checkout station further includes a scale fixedly attached to a framework of the checkout station, wherein the track surrounds the scale.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein an outside boundary of the scale is elliptical, and the track is an elliptical track.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the display faces a cashier at the first position for cashier-assisted checkout and faces customers at the second position for self-checkout.