Hand-held computerized data collection terminal with indented hand grip and conforming battery drawer
First Claim
1. A hand-held, portable data terminal housing assemblage comprising:
- a housing having an elongate, substantially rectangular shape of a predetermined width and height, an upper portion of the housing supporting a visual display and a keyboard, and a contoured lower portion of the housing having a central surface portion displaced inwardly with respect to the substantially rectangular shape of the housing, and side surfaces having central surface portions sloping toward such displaced surface portion, the inwardly displaced and sloping surface portions forming a central grip conforming portion adjacent and between outer end portions of the housing;
a battery compartment formed within one of the end portions of the lower, contoured portion of the housing adjacent said grip conforming portion, the battery compartment including within the housing an interior cross wall and a shelf, the one end portion of the lower portion of the housing having an opening into the battery compartment, the battery compartment extending from the opening longitudinally of the housing into the housing to the interior cross wall, the shelf disposed within the one end portion of the housing, the shelf defining an inner wall of the battery compartment, extending between the cross wall and the opening in the one end portion of the housing and comprising means for sealing off the battery compartment from the remainder of the space enclosed by the housing; and
a plurality of contact terminals disposed within the battery compartment adjacent the interior cross wall of the battery compartment.
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Abstract
A hand-held portable data entry terminal is encased by an elongate housing of substantially rectangular dimensions. The housing includes upper and lower housing shells which are assembled into a water tight housing. The upper housing shell supports on an upper surface a display and a keyboard with typically alphanumberic keys. The area taken up by the display and keyboard defines an overall width of the data terminal which may exceed the width of a readily hand fitting grip. The terminal consequently includes in a central portion of its lower housing shell a grip conforming portion of an inwardly displaced lower wall bounded by inwardly converging angled sidewalls. The depression in the center portion of the housing adjacent opposite end portions is spanned by a resilient strap disposed longitudinally across the grip conforming portion. A user may insert a hand into a space defined between the strap and the inwardly displaced surface. The strap enables a user to relax the grip on the terminal without the terminal being released from holding engagement of the data terminal with the user'"'"'s hand. A battery pack inserted from a bottom end into a battery compartment at a bottom end of the lower housing shell is suitably mounted externally of a sealed environment within the housing. Sealed contacts extending through a wall of the battery compartment into the housing engage contacts of the battery pack and couple power supplied by the battery pack to the circuits of the data terminal within the sealed environment of the housing. The battery pack includes a plurality of external contacts for coupling an external battery charger to the battery pack, for initiating the charging process and for providing access to data transfer circuits through the battery pack to the interior of the data terminal.
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15 Claims
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1. A hand-held, portable data terminal housing assemblage comprising:
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a housing having an elongate, substantially rectangular shape of a predetermined width and height, an upper portion of the housing supporting a visual display and a keyboard, and a contoured lower portion of the housing having a central surface portion displaced inwardly with respect to the substantially rectangular shape of the housing, and side surfaces having central surface portions sloping toward such displaced surface portion, the inwardly displaced and sloping surface portions forming a central grip conforming portion adjacent and between outer end portions of the housing; a battery compartment formed within one of the end portions of the lower, contoured portion of the housing adjacent said grip conforming portion, the battery compartment including within the housing an interior cross wall and a shelf, the one end portion of the lower portion of the housing having an opening into the battery compartment, the battery compartment extending from the opening longitudinally of the housing into the housing to the interior cross wall, the shelf disposed within the one end portion of the housing, the shelf defining an inner wall of the battery compartment, extending between the cross wall and the opening in the one end portion of the housing and comprising means for sealing off the battery compartment from the remainder of the space enclosed by the housing; and a plurality of contact terminals disposed within the battery compartment adjacent the interior cross wall of the battery compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hand-held, portable data terminal housing assemblage comprising:
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a housing having an elongate, substantially rectangular shape of a predetermined width and height and including an upper housing shell and a lower housing shell joined at a common parting line, the upper housing shell having an upper surface supporting a visual display and a keyboard, the lower housing shell having first and second end portions and a central grip conforming portion, the grip conforming portion including a central surface portion substantially parallel to the upper surface of the upper housing shell and inwardly displaced with respect to the substantially rectangular shape of the housing and toward the space encased by the housing, and oppositely facing side walls sloping from the parting line toward each other in the direction of the central surface portion; a battery compartment disposed within the lower housing shell, the lower housing shell having an opening at one end of one of the end portions, and an interior cross wall disposed within the lower housing shell and separating the battery compartment from a main cavity of the lower housing shell, a shelf disposed along the parting line between the upper and lower housing shells and extending between the cross wall and the opening the battery compartment, the shelf including means for sealing the battery compartment with respect to the remaining space encased by the upper and lower housing shells; a plurality of contact terminals disposed within the battery compartment adjacent the interior cross wall of the battery compartment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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