Arm mounted portable data collection device with rotatable and detachable dataform reader module
US5808289A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10891
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arm mounted portable data collection device comprising a mounting assembly including a docking station and a strap for strapping the docking station to an arm of an operator. A housing is releasably affixed to the docking station. A dataform reading module is supported within a cavity of the housing. The dataform reading module is actuated by a switch adapted to be mounted on an index finger of the user. The dataform reading module is rotatable with respect to the housing and is also detachable from the housing. In a first embodiment of the device the dataform reading module has a single axis of rotation, that is, the module is rotable along a single horizontal plane. In a second embodiment of the device the dataform reading module is rotatable about multiple axis of rotation.
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