Environmentally-sealed portable terminal
First Claim
1. A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal powered by an environmentally-sealed battery pack, comprising:
- a terminal housing having an interior and an external battery-receiving cavity configured to removably receive a battery pack, said interior of said terminal housing being sealed from the ambient environment surrounding said terminal housing; and
a latch mechanism within the battery-receiving cavity being operative to latchingly engage and disengage the battery pack within said battery-receiving cavity and mounted such as not to impair said environmental sealing of the terminal interior, said environmental sealing of said terminal being effective to preclude entry of water into the interior of the terminal when the terminal is immersed.
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Abstract
A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal for use in an inventory management system. The terminal includes a terminal housing, a battery pack removably receivable within an external battery-receiving cavity of the terminal housing, and a battery latching mechanism that secures the battery pack in the battery-receiving cavity in a latched condition. The battery pack has an unlatched condition in which the battery latch mechanism is disengaged from the battery pack. The terminal and battery pack are environmentally sealed to, for example, preclude entry of water into the interior of the terminal when the terminal is immersed.
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20 Claims
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1. A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal powered by an environmentally-sealed battery pack, comprising:
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a terminal housing having an interior and an external battery-receiving cavity configured to removably receive a battery pack, said interior of said terminal housing being sealed from the ambient environment surrounding said terminal housing; and
a latch mechanism within the battery-receiving cavity being operative to latchingly engage and disengage the battery pack within said battery-receiving cavity and mounted such as not to impair said environmental sealing of the terminal interior, said environmental sealing of said terminal being effective to preclude entry of water into the interior of the terminal when the terminal is immersed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A mobile voice-directed system having a quick-change arrangement for a battery pack with opposite first and second ends, comprising:
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a terminal having an environmentally sealed housing with exposed electrical contacts located in a shallow external battery cavity, the battery cavity and electrical contacts being configured to mate with a battery pack having an environmentally sealed casing adapted to conform to the housing cavity and exposed battery contacts adapted to mate with the terminal contacts; and
a battery latch mechanism mounted in the terminal cavity and environmentally isolated from a terminal interior, the battery latch mechanism including a finger-depressible pushbutton and being configured such that depressing the pushbutton releases the battery pack and exposes the battery pack for quick and easy removal with the finger used to depress the pushbutton, said environmental sealing of said terminal being effective to preclude entry of water into the interior of the terminal when the terminal is immersed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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17. For use with a mobile terminal having an environmentally sealed terminal housing with an external surface, a camming surface, and a shallow external battery cavity with exposed electrical contacts, a quick-change battery pack comprising:
an environmentally sealed casing having exposed electrical contacts configured and located to mate with the exposed electrical contacts in the external battery cavity, the casing having a first surface portion configured to physically mate with the battery cavity, a second surface portion configured to blend with the external surface of the terminal housing such that the battery pack forms part of the terminal exterior, and a camming surface adapted to mate with the camming surface on the terminal housing to assist in elevating a predetermined end of the casing for removal from the battery cavity, the casing having a contour at the predetermined end of the battery pack which is adapted to facilitate removal of the battery pack from the battery cavity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A mobile device having a quick-change battery pack arrangement, comprising:
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a terminal having an environmentally sealed housing with a shallow external battery cavity and exposed terminal electrical contacts located in the external battery cavity;
a battery pack having an environmentally sealed casing with a first surface portion configured to conform to the battery cavity and exposed battery contacts adapted to mate with the terminal electrical contacts, and a second surface portion configured to blend with an external surface of the terminal housing such that the battery pack casing forms part of the terminal housing exterior; and
a battery latch mechanism mounted in the terminal cavity, the battery latch mechanism including a finger-depressible pushbutton flush with the terminal housing exterior and being configured such that depressing the pushbutton releases the battery pack and creates a recess which exposes the battery pack for quick and easy removal with the finger used to depress the pushbutton, said environmental sealing of said terminal and of said battery pack each being effective to preclude entry of water when the terminal is immersed to a depth of one meter for thirty minutes.
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