Mobile bagging station

Abstract

A mobile bagging station comprises a base; a sloped table on the base; and at least one bagging fixture proximal the table so that items roll or slide down the slope of the table to a perimeter of the table for insertion into at least one bag positioned at the bagging fixture.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile bagging station, comprising:
 a base;   a sloped table on the base; and   at least one bagging fixture proximal the table so that items roll or slide down the slope of the table to a perimeter of the table for insertion into at least one bag positioned at the bagging fixture.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the station is positioned at or proximal a store exit. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , further comprising a set of retractable wheels coupled to the base, the station positioned on the wheels for providing mobility. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the bagging fixture is at a top of the station above the table. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the bagging fixture is at a side of the table at a lowest point of the slope, and aligned with a direction of the slope of the sloped table. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the station has a unitary configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the station is constructed and arranged for customers to double bag purchased items. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the table has a square or rectangular perimeter at a lowest region of the table, an apex at a highest region of the table, and four sloped sides each extending from the apex to a side of the square or rectangular perimeter. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 8 , further comprising dividers that form four table regions, each table region including at least one of the sloped slides of the table. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter includes at least two sides at a lowest region of the table, and two sloped slides each extending from a highest region of the table to a side of the perimeter. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 10 , wherein the highest region of the table at or near a center of the table. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 10 , wherein the highest region of the table at or near a vertical plane along which a side of the perimeter of the table is positioned. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 10 , further comprising a divider that extends along the table, and bisects the table into a first region and a second region, so that a first slope is in the first region and a second slope is in the second region. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 10 , wherein the slope of the table permits store items placed on the table to be directed to a region along a perimeter of the table where a bag may be positioned on the bagging fixture. 
     
     
         15 . A mobile bagging station, comprising:
 a base; and   a table on the base, the table having four sloped sides, each extending form a highest region of the table to a lowest region of the table.   
     
     
         16 . The mobile bagging station of  claim 15 , further comprising at least one bagging fixture proximal the table so that items roll or slide down the slope of the table to a perimeter of the table for insertion into at least one bag positioned at the bagging fixture. 
     
     
         17 . A method for bagging groceries, comprising:
 providing a mobile bagging station, comprising:
 a base; 
 a sloped table on the base; 
 at least one bagging fixture proximal the table so that items roll or slide down the slope of the table to a perimeter of the table for insertion into at least one bag positioned at the bagging fixture; 
   positioning a grocery item on the sloped table, wherein the grocery item slides or rolls down the sloped table to the perimeter of the table; and   moving the grocery item from the perimeter of the table to a bag at the at least one bagging fixture.