Recharge cradle for a coded information reader and reading system comprising it
First Claim
1. A cradle for a hand held, battery-supplied coded information reader, comprising a base part and a support part of the reader which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two fixed positions, said cradle comprising a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle, wherein said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle are housed in said support part such that said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle permit recharging through said electrical interface of the reader when said support part is oriented in said at least two fixed positions.
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Abstract
A cradle for a hand held, battery-powered coded information reader comprises a base part and a reader support part which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two positions, the cradle including a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle. The power supply input and the electrical interface of the cradle are housed in the support part. The cradle permits recharging irrespectively of the reader orientation.
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- 1. A cradle for a hand held, battery-supplied coded information reader, comprising a base part and a support part of the reader which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two fixed positions, said cradle comprising a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle, wherein said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle are housed in said support part such that said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle permit recharging through said electrical interface of the reader when said support part is oriented in said at least two fixed positions.
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4. A cradle for a hand held, battery supplied coded information reader, comprising a base part and a support part of the reader which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two positions, said cradle comprising a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle, wherein said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle are housed in said support part,
wherein said support part comprises a housing seat for the reader and said electrical interface comprises a plurality of electrical contacts in said housing seat, wherein said housing seat further comprises means for retaining said reader, and wherein the base part comprises two opposite and spaced walls, the support part being oblong, the support part being insertable between said at least two walls in the proximity of a first end thereof and having a second end, said housing seat comprising a first recess in the proximity of said first end, suitable to receive a lower part of a handle of the reader and a second recess in the proximity of said second end, suitable to receive in abutment a part of a head of the reader and provided with said retaining means, one of said first and said second recesses being provided with said electrical contacts.
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7. A cradle for a hand held, battery-supplied coded information reader, comprising a base part and a support part of the reader which can be oriented with respect to the base part in at least two positions, said cradle comprising a power supply input and a power supply/recharge electrical interface for coupling with an electrical interface of the reader when supported in the cradle, wherein said power supply input and said electrical interface of the cradle are housed in said support part,
wherein a coupling between the base part and the support part comprises at least one projection and an associated plurality of seats, in each of said at least two positions said at least one projection being received in one of said seats, and wherein the base part comprises two opposite and spaced walls, the support part being insertable between said two walls, said at least one of said walls being able to be elastically spaced away or detachable from the other wall of the base part.
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