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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Sudhir Bhatia, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Alistair Hamilton, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Jaeho Choi, Whitestone, NY (US);
Curt Croley, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Thomas Wulff, North Patchogue, NY (US);
Sudhir Bhatia, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Alistair Hamilton, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Jaeho Choi, Whitestone, NY (US);
Curt Croley, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Thomas Wulff, North Patchogue, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for employing a housing as part of a hand held scanner as to increase utility and add ruggedness. The housing comprises an upper top housing and lower bottom housing, with the top housing comprising a set of accessory rails adapted to accept accessories associated with the hand hold scanner, and the lower housing including an adjustable mass element for balancing a weight of the scanner. Also, top housing can be adapted to accept various key pad configurations via a transitional mounting frame, and the bottom housing can hold a stylus. A bar code scanner system employing such housing can incorporate displays located on various sides of the housing and/or key pads to facilitate a reading from the scanner at slanted angles.