User's Manual Part 2

Indoor Cart Containment Systems
G
ATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC.
2007
CART CONTAINMENT MANUAL
Page 58
7 Indoor Cart Containment Systems
System Layout
Using the ExitManager in combination with 22AWG antenna, it is possible to configure a cart containment
system at the interior of a store’s exit. Often times these systems are configured to provide an unlocking loop, in
addition to a locking loop. This additional loop allows customers and store personnel to pull a locked shopping
cart backwards two to three feet and unlock the wheel, eliminating the need for a store attendant with a Cartkey.
The antenna of an indoor system is generally embedded into the concrete slab below the carpet or vinyl-covered
tile, or sometimes, in the grout lines of a ceramic tile floor surface. For systems where there is no electronic
article surveillance (EAS) system in place, each loop or lock box should be configured to be two-feet wide, with a
minimum of four-feet of separation between the two lock boxes. An example lock / unlock configuration is
illustrated below.
In this example, the ExitManager is attached to the wall above the ceiling at the right side of the store exit. The
22AWG antenna is the routed down the interior of the wall and cut into the concrete slab below the floor surface.