Barcode reader assembly
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsRoland Wing Fai Lee, Raghuraj Srinivasan
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Abstract
An example mobile workstation that is movable by an operator includes a display device, a mounting bracket, and a barcode reader assembly. The barcode reader assembly includes a handheld barcode reader and a cradle configured to be secured to the mounting bracket. The cradle has a mechanical latch mechanism configured to removably retain the handheld barcode reader in the cradle. A first force is required to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and insert the handheld barcode reader fully into the cradle and a second force, greater than the first force, is required to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and remove the handheld barcode reader from the cradle.
Claims24
A mobile workstation movable by an operator, the mobile workstation comprising:
- a display device;
- a mounting bracket;
- and
- a barcode reader assembly mounted to the mounting bracket, the barcode reader assembly comprising:
- a handheld barcode reader;
- and
- a cradle configured to be secured to the mounting bracket, the cradle comprising a mechanical latch mechanism that is configured to:
- removably retain the handheld barcode reader in the cradle;
- require a first force to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and insert the handheld barcode reader fully into the cradle;
- and require a second force, greater than the first force, to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and remove the handheld barcode reader from the cradle,
- wherein the mechanical latch mechanism comprises a latch bolt that is configured to rotate about a first axis with a first force placed on a first face of the latch bolt and to translate along a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis, with a second force placed on a second face of the latch bolt.
A barcode reader assembly configured to be mounted on a mobile workstation movable by an operator, the barcode reader assembly comprising:
- a handheld barcode reader;
- and
- a cradle comprising a mechanical latch mechanism that is configured to:
- removably retain the handheld barcode reader in the cradle;
- require a first force to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and insert the handheld barcode reader fully into the cradle;
- and require a second force, greater than the first force, to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and remove the handheld barcode reader from the cradle,
- wherein the mechanical latch mechanism comprises a latch bolt that is configured to rotate about a first axis with a first force placed on a first face of the latch bolt and to translate along a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis, with a second force placed on a second face of the latch bolt.
A cradle for a barcode reader assembly configured to be mounted on a mobile workstation movable by an operator, the cradle comprising:
- a housing forming a cavity configured to receive a handheld barcode reader;
- a mechanical latch mechanism disposed within the housing, the mechanical latch mechanism configured to:
- removably retain the handheld barcode reader in the cradle;
- require a first force to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and insert the handheld barcode reader fully into the cradle;
- and require a second force, greater than the first force, to move the handheld barcode reader past the mechanical latch mechanism and remove the handheld barcode reader from the cradle,
- wherein the mechanical latch mechanism comprises a latch bolt that is configured to rotate about a first axis with a first force placed on a first face of the latch bolt and to translate along a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis, with a second force placed on a second face of the latch bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.