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Hand-held data collection terminal with battery compartment sealing lid and lid-tethering hand strap

  • US 5,155,659 A
  • Filed: 03/15/1991
  • Issued: 10/13/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable data collection terminal comprising:

  • an elongate, sealed housing of substantially rectangular shape between respective top and bottom ends of the housing, the housing having front and rear portions, the front portion having an operator accessible frontal surface including a keyboard and a display screen for operator interaction therewith;

    a power compartment disposed within the sealed housing, the power compartment having an access opening following the contour of the housing and having a generally planar extent, the opening terminating in a peripheral, contoured ledge defined in the rear portion of the housing;

    a lid of a size covering the power compartment opening, the lid having a peripheral rim and a peripheral seal retained by the rim;

    the contoured ledge being disposed with respect to the peripheral seal when the lid is positioned to cover the opening, sealingly engaging the lid seal in lateral and perpendicular directions with respect to the general extent of the opening within the housing;

    means latching the lid within the opening, whereby, when the lid is latched within the opening, the opening becomes substantially sealed against access by external contaminants; and

    a hand strap of resiliently stretchable material disposed along the rear portion of the housing, the hand strap being attached at one end adjacent the top end of the housing and at a second end to the lid, whereby the lid upon being removed from the opening of the power compartment remains tethered to the housing by the strap.

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