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Portable data terminal including a scanning head that is secured to the terminal in a manner that allows the scanning head to be positioned in opposite orientations

  • US 5,576,530 A
  • Filed: 05/11/1995
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable scanning terminal comprising:

  • a terminal housing including a top panel, said top panel including a slot and tab structure and at least one electrical contact; and

    a scanning head that emits a radiation beam in a predetermined direction relative to the scanning head, said scanning head including a scanning head housing having a bottom panel, said bottom panel including a tab and slot structure and at least one electrical contact, wherein the slot and tab structure of the top panel of the terminal housing and the tab and slot structure of the scanning head are configured to secure the scanning head to the terminal housing in a first orientation such that the at least one electrical contact of the scanning head is electrically connected to the at least one electrical contact of the terminal housing, and wherein the slot and tab structure of the top panel of the terminal housing and the tab and slot structure of the scanning head are also configured to secure the scanning head to the terminal housing in a second orientation such that the at least one electrical contact of the scanning head is electrically connected to the at least one electrical contact of the terminal housing, said first orientation being opposite to the second orientation, said scanning head further including a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism operable to lock the scanning head to the terminal housing when the scanning head is in the first orientation and the second orientation.

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