The UNCART® Cart System
1. In Store Controller
has: 1 Signal Amplifier Transmitter, * 1 Auto-Dialer, * 1 Stand by Power.
This combination is new for the Shopping Cart Theft Disabling Device
and the controller panel for the UNCART® Cart System, located in the store,
will notify the store manager, as well as the service center for any
power outages or damage to the buried cable. The controller panel has
its own standby power system in case of power failure at the store.
2. In the parking
lot: The signal cable boundary is a unique dotted line (l
l l) or circles (m m m).
This is a new concept identifying the area where carts will become disabled,
both on the surface of the parking lot and on the warning sign posted
around the parking lot. This idea is new to shopping cart disabling
systems.
3. The combination
of items on the shopping cart: 1 collapsible sub-frame with casters
(front), use of FelxinolTM) wire as trigger. Note: Patent
also shows a solenoid, possibly used to trigger for release pins. 2
fixed directional casters on the front nose of the cart. These casters
put the cart into a fixed circular motion. 2 stop dogs or wheel brackets,
one on each rear wheel (caster). Some carts will have both rear casters
fixed and others may have rotating casters.
4. Resetting of
the disabling device on the cart: Reset tools (reset wand, long version
of tool; reset key, short version of tool). The reset tool has a removable
tamper proof tip that matches the tamper proof key way on the pivot
in the center of the disabling device on the cart. The tamper proof
tips and key way can be changed if the reset tool is lost, to keep the
carts secure. The reset tool and the reset mechanism in the UNCART® cart are
purely mechanical. Because of this you will not lose the use of your
shopping cart in the reset mode due to low batteries or power as in
other types of anti-theft devices. If the UNCART® cart unit were to suffer
power loss you would still have use of the shopping cart.
Warranty as follows:
Twelve months parts and labor on the disabling device. The replacement
will be pro-rated for the next 24 months at 1/24 of the purchase price
per month. In the 37th month, at the end of the warranty period, the
unit may be exchanged, dependent upon condition, up to 10% credit for
the original price, against a new or rebuilt device. Wheels will be
covered by wheel manufacturers warranty.
* = Auto dialer and standby
power unit optional. Pricing given at time of contract.