Apparatus and method for assembling display of indicia reading terminal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal, the display having a display front, a display back, and display sides connecting the display front and the display back, the apparatus comprising:
- a display boot configured to be assembled with the display, at least a portion of the display boot mating with at least a portion of the front of the display; and
a display frame, the display frame having a recessed portion, a non-recessed portion, and frame holes, the recessed portion configured to accept insertion of the display and the display boot, the non-recessed portion defining at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion, and the frame holes positioned outside the perimeter of the recessed portion,wherein the display boot has an overhanging portion configured to overlap and mate against the non-recessed portion of the display frame when the display boot is assembled with the display frame, andwherein the display frame is configured to tighten to the housing using the frame holes to compress the display and the display boot between the display frame and the housing, to compress the overhanging portion of the display boot between the non-recessed portion of the display frame and the housing, and to compress the display and the at least a portion of the display boot mating with the at least a portion of the front of the display between the display frame and the housing.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal is provided. The apparatus comprises a display frame. The display frame comprises a display front, a display back, and display sides. The front of the display frame comprises a recessed portion and a non-recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured to accept insertion of the display. The non-recessed portion defines at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion. Fastening holes can be positioned outside the perimeter of the recessed portion. The display frame is configured to tighten to the housing and to compress the display between the display frame and the housing. The method comprises providing a display frame, assembling a display assembly, inserting the display assembly into the housing, and compressing the display between the display frame and the housing.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal, the display having a display front, a display back, and display sides connecting the display front and the display back, the apparatus comprising:
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a display boot configured to be assembled with the display, at least a portion of the display boot mating with at least a portion of the front of the display; and a display frame, the display frame having a recessed portion, a non-recessed portion, and frame holes, the recessed portion configured to accept insertion of the display and the display boot, the non-recessed portion defining at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion, and the frame holes positioned outside the perimeter of the recessed portion, wherein the display boot has an overhanging portion configured to overlap and mate against the non-recessed portion of the display frame when the display boot is assembled with the display frame, and wherein the display frame is configured to tighten to the housing using the frame holes to compress the display and the display boot between the display frame and the housing, to compress the overhanging portion of the display boot between the non-recessed portion of the display frame and the housing, and to compress the display and the at least a portion of the display boot mating with the at least a portion of the front of the display between the display frame and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
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7. An apparatus for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal, the display having a display front, a display back, and display sides connecting the display front and the display back, the apparatus comprising:
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a display frame comprising a frame front, a frame back, and frame sides, the frame front of the display frame having a recessed portion and a non-recessed portion, the recessed portion configured to accept insertion of the display, and the non-recessed portion defining at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion, a display boot defining an overhanging portion configured to overlap and mate against the non-recessed portion of the display frame; wherein the display frame is configured to tighten to the housing and to compress the overhanging portion of the display boot between the display frame and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A method of assembling a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal, the display comprising a display front, display back, and display sides connecting the display front and the display back, the method comprising:
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providing a display frame, the display frame comprising a display front, the display front comprising a recessed portion and a non-recessed portion; providing a display boot defining an overhanging portion configured to overlap and mate against the non-recessed portion of the display frame; assembling a display assembly wherein assembling the display assembly comprises inserting the display into the display boot with the overhanging portion overlapping the non-recessed portion of the display frame; inserting the display assembly into the housing; and compressing the display between the display frame and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 21)
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Specification