Attachment device for ergonomically suspending a handheld scanner
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1. A portable data reader comprising:
- a head portion;
a handle portion linked to the handle portion;
an attachment means seated in the recess for coupling the data reader to a tether used to suspend the data reader above a ground surface, wherein the attachment means the head portion such that, when suspended from the attachment means, the data reader is oriented in a substantially upright position wherein the handle portion is directed substantially downward toward the ground surface.
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Abstract
A handheld data reader includes a head portion and an attachment device mounted to the head portion for suspending the scanner from an overhead retractor or the like such that the scanner is oriented substantially vertically with its handle directed substantially downward. The attachment device includes an arcuate member that may be configured to pivot away from the head portion. The attachment device may be recessed in the head portion such that the arcuate member is substantially coplanar with the adjacent outer surfaces of the head portion.
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26 Claims
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1. A portable data reader comprising:
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a head portion;
a handle portion linked to the handle portion;
an attachment means seated in the recess for coupling the data reader to a tether used to suspend the data reader above a ground surface, wherein the attachment means the head portion such that, when suspended from the attachment means, the data reader is oriented in a substantially upright position wherein the handle portion is directed substantially downward toward the ground surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handheld scanner comprising:
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a housing including a head portion and a handle portion joined substantially orthogonal thereto;
a recess molded in the head portion substantially opposite the junction of the head portion and the handle portion;
a coupler having a portion thereof seated in the recess, wherein the coupler is constructed and arranged to be flush with a top surface of the head portion, the coupler for coupling to a tether. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data reader comprising:
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a housing including a handle and a head, wherein the handle has a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the head has a rear end and a front end, the rear end being defined by an end wall joining a top wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls, and wherein the head has a recess molded therein;
a coupler for coupling the data reader to a tether used to suspend the data reader above a ground surface, the coupler seated in the recess and constructed and arranged to be flush with the top wall such that the bottom portion of the handle is directed substantially downward toward the ground surface when the data reader is suspended. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A data reader system, comprising:
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a reader housing including a handle section attached to a head section, having a recess molded in a top portion thereof;
a tether; and
a coupler disposed in the recess and constructed and arranged to be flush with a top surface of the head section and adapted to be coupleable to the tether. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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