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An indicating apparatus and system for multi-bay carousel bagging-rack assemblies utilized in retail and grocery stores, wherein the indicating apparatus comprises illumination means, audible means, tactile means, and/or combinations thereof, and having assigned indication means for each separate ba

An indicating apparatus and system for multi-bay carousel bagging-rack assemblies utilized in retail and grocery stores, wherein the indicating apparatus comprises illumination means, audible means, tactile means, and/or combinations thereof, and having assigned indication means for each separate bagging-bay provided by the bagging-rack assembly. The indicating apparatus may be manually or automatically activated and deactivated according to the position or location of purchased items placed into bags housed in the bagging-bays, communicating to the patron and/or cashier that purchased items are ready for transfer from the point-of-sale assembly to the patron's cart.

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1. An indicating system for a carousel bagging-rack, the system comprising: a carousel bagging-rack assembly comprising multi-bays;an indicating apparatus comprising indication means for identifying one or more bays containing purchased items, wherein the indication means is assigned and labeled a b

1. An indicating system for a carousel bagging-rack, the system comprising: a carousel bagging-rack assembly comprising multi-bays;an indicating apparatus comprising indication means for identifying one or more bays containing purchased items, wherein the indication means is assigned and labeled a bagging-rack bay having a similar label; andan automatic mechanism for communicating to the indicating apparatus that purchased items have been placed into one or more bays. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the automatic mechanism comprises a pressure sensitive switch for each bagging-rack bay in communication with the indication means for activating and deactivating the indication means. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the automatic mechanism comprises an interactive touch-screen display in communication with indication means for activating and deactivating the indication means. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the bagging-rack assembly supports the indicating apparatus. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the bagging-rack assembly further supports the automatic mechanism. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the indicating apparatus comprises: a base supporting a plurality of indication means and a spacer; anda platform depending from the spacer. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the indication means comprises illumination means. 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the indication means comprises audible means. 9. The system of claim 6, wherein the indication means comprises tactile means. 10. A carousel bagging-rack assembly comprising: a carousel bagging-rack having multi-bays, the bagging-rack supporting an indicating apparatus;an indicating apparatus comprising a base supporting a plurality of indication means and a spacer, and a platform depending from the spacer, the indicating apparatus arranged to align each indication means with each bay of the bagging-rack, wherein the indication means is assigned and labeled a bagging-rack bay having a similar label; anda selection means for selectively activating and deactivating indication means. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the indication means comprises one of illumination means, audible means, and tactile means. 12. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the selection means comprises a pressure sensitive switch for each bagging-rack bay in communication with the indication means assigned to each bagging-rack bay, the pressure sensitive switch actuates the indication means for indicating the position of a filled bag.