Multi-modally grippable device and method of use
First Claim
1. A hand-held device which enhances ergonomic multi-modal gripping thereof, the device comprising:
- a head; and
, a generally elongate handle assembly having a proximal portion coupled to a rear wall of the head to define a neck grippable by thumb and index fingers of an operator and a distal end extending away from the head, the head having an exterior configuration extending rearwardly from the front end which is sized and shaped for facilitating the cupping and holding of the head by an operator.
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Abstract
A multi-modally grippable housing construction of improved ergonomic efficiency is disclosed, the construction including a head and a generally elongated handle assembly having a proximal portion coupled to a rear wall of the head to define a neck grippable by thumb and index fingers of an operator, the head having an exterior configuration extending rearwardly from the front end and being sized and shaped for facilitation of the cupping and holding of the head by an operator. Gripping of the housing about the neck, according to one preferred manner of gripping the housing, or cupping of the head according to another mode of grasping the housing construction, permits the operator, in the case of a symbology reader or imager, to address with ergonomic efficiency symbologies positioned, respectively, in vertical or horizontal orientation with respect to the operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held device which enhances ergonomic multi-modal gripping thereof, the device comprising:
- a head; and
, a generally elongate handle assembly having a proximal portion coupled to a rear wall of the head to define a neck grippable by thumb and index fingers of an operator and a distal end extending away from the head, the head having an exterior configuration extending rearwardly from the front end which is sized and shaped for facilitating the cupping and holding of the head by an operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a head; and
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10. A hand-held data-collection apparatus for illuminating machine readable coded information and imaging the reflected illumination, comprising:
- an optical illuminating head including an optically transmissive window at a leading end portion thereof;
means operable for illuminating and/or optically reading symbology through the transmissive window; and
, an elongate handle having a proximal portion coupled to a rear wall of the head to define a neck grippable by thumb and index fingers of an operator and a distal end extending away from the head, the head having an exterior configuration extending rearwardly from the front end which is sized and shaped for facilitating the cupping and holding of the head by an operator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- an optical illuminating head including an optically transmissive window at a leading end portion thereof;
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19. A method of manipulating a hand-held device comprising a head, and a generally elongate handle having a proximal portion coupled to a rear wall of the head to define a neck grippable by thumb and index fingers of an operator and a distal end extending away from the head, the head having a leading end portion and an exterior configuration extending rearwardly from the front end which is sized and shaped for facilitating the cupping and holding of the head by an operator;
- the method comprising the steps of;
holding said hand-held device by gripping said handle when directing said leading end portion toward a first plane; andholding said hand-held device by the cupping of said head when directing said leading end portion toward a second plane substantially orthogonal to said first plane. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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