Hand held bar code dataform reader having a rotatable reading assembly
US5750975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10603
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bar code dataform reader. The reader includes a housing defining an interior region and supporting an exit window. A bar code dataform reading assembly is mounted on a rotatable support within the housing interior region. The reader further includes support rotating structure coupled to the support to facilitate external rotation of the support to a selected one of a plurality of positions. The reading assembly is selectively actuatable to read a bar code dataform and includes a light source component mounted on the support such that, for each of the plurality of support positions, a light beam emitted by the light source component exits the housing through the exit window in a different direction with respect to the housing.
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