Hand-held optical scanner with onboard battery recharging assembly
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1. A hand-held optical scanner comprising:
- a) hand-displaceable housing means for supporting operating components of said optical scanner;
b) scanner electrical components mounted within said housing means for performing scanner operating functions;
c) battery means disposed in said housing for supplying electrical energy to said scanner electrical components;
d) generator means for supplying electrical energy to charge said battery means;
e) roller means rotatably mounted on said housing means and drivingly linked to said generator means for providing driving torque to said generator means.
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Abstract
A hand-held optical scanner comprising a hand-displaceable scanner housing; scanner electrical components mounted within the housing for performing scanner operating functions; a battery disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the electrical components; a generator disposed in the housing and operatively associated with the battery; and a roller assembly mounted in the housing and drivingly linked to the generator.
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12 Claims
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1. A hand-held optical scanner comprising:
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a) hand-displaceable housing means for supporting operating components of said optical scanner; b) scanner electrical components mounted within said housing means for performing scanner operating functions; c) battery means disposed in said housing for supplying electrical energy to said scanner electrical components; d) generator means for supplying electrical energy to charge said battery means; e) roller means rotatably mounted on said housing means and drivingly linked to said generator means for providing driving torque to said generator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A hand-held optical scanner comprising:
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a) hand-displaceable scanner housing; b) scanner electrical components mounted within said housing for performing scanner operating functions; c) a battery disposed in said housing and electrically connected to said electrical components; d) a generator disposed in said housing and operatively associated with said battery; and e) a roller assembly mounted in said housing and drivingly linked to said generator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of producing data representative of a scanned object with a hand-held scanner comprising the steps of:
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a) providing energy from a battery for generating a data signal representative of imaged portions of the object; b) providing energy to charge the battery with a generator; and c) driving the generator with a roller assembly mounted on the hand-held scanner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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