Data acquisition device
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1. A hand-held data acquisition device comprising:
- a body portion having a data acquisition module arranged to scan objects in a direction, said direction being outward from a first distal end and having a central data acquisition axis, said body portion including an upper surface having a display mounted thereon;
a handle portion extending from a bottom surface of said body portion, said handle portion being joined to said body portion at a location near said distal end at a selected angle with respect to said axis to cause a proximal end of said bottom surface to rest on a radial surface of a user'"'"'s hand when the user grasps the handle portion; and
wherein said selected angle allows viewing of said display portion substantially simultaneously with scanning at least one of said objects.
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Abstract
A data acquisition device is provided. The component parts of the device are configured according to certain specified angles which increase data acquisition throughput and reduce physical stress on the user.
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1. A hand-held data acquisition device comprising:
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a body portion having a data acquisition module arranged to scan objects in a direction, said direction being outward from a first distal end and having a central data acquisition axis, said body portion including an upper surface having a display mounted thereon;
a handle portion extending from a bottom surface of said body portion, said handle portion being joined to said body portion at a location near said distal end at a selected angle with respect to said axis to cause a proximal end of said bottom surface to rest on a radial surface of a user'"'"'s hand when the user grasps the handle portion; and
wherein said selected angle allows viewing of said display portion substantially simultaneously with scanning at least one of said objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A hand-held data acquisition device comprising:
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a body portion having a data acquisition module arranged to scan objects, said body portion having a data acquisition axis which is directed outward from a first distal end, said body portion including an upper surface having a display mounted thereon, said display being at a first angle with respect to said axis;
a handle portion extending from a bottom surface of said body portion, said handle portion being joined to said body portion at a location near said distal end at a second angle with respect to said axis; and
wherein said first angle and said second angle allow viewing of said display portion and scanning at least one of said objects to occur substantially simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hand-held data acquisition device comprising:
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a body portion having a data acquisition module arranged to scan objects, said body portion having a data acquisition axis which is directed outward from a first distal end, said body portion including an upper surface having a display mounted thereon, said surface being at a first angle with respect to said axis;
a handle portion extending from a bottom surface of said body portion, said-handle portion being joined to said body portion at a location near said distal end at a second angle with respect to said axis; and
wherein, when a user grasps the handle portion and directs the axis away from the user, said first angle causes the display portion to be user-viewable and said second angle causes a proximal end of said bottom surface to rest on a radial surface of a user'"'"'s hand.
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20. A hand-held data collection device comprising:
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an upper body portion;
a handle;
a first high-friction element located proximal to said upper body portion, said first element having a generally straight face; and
a second high-friction element located proximal to the handle, said second high-friction element having a generally straight face, whereby the face of the first element and the face of the second element combine to provide a set of high-friction rest points for the hand-held data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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