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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald A Collins, Jr, Duluth, GA (US);
Rex A Aleshire, Buford, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Global Information Solutions Company, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G12B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248 271 ; 235462 ; 24822022 ;
Abstract
A universal mounting apparatus and method for bar code scanners which allows newer, smaller scanners to fit within the checkout counter apertures of larger scanners. The mounting apparatus includes a cover plate having a size large enough to cover the aperture. A scanner attaches to the cover plate and is suspended from the cover plate using additional mounting hardware.