Barcode scanner with pcb

An apparatus comprising:

• a housing, the housing including a head portion and a handle portion, the head portion including a window, the handle portion extending generally along a handle axis;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned at least partially within the housing and extending along a PCB plane, the PCB having a first portion and a second portion;
• an image sensor having a plurality of photo-sensitive elements forming a substantially flat surface, the image sensor being positioned on the first portion of the PCB, the image sensor being further positioned to capture light entering the housing through the window;
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• a frame positioned at least partially within the housing, the frame including a front portion and a rear portion, there being an oblique angle between the front portion and the rear portion, the PCB being at least one of secured by and secured to the rear portion.

A method of manufacturing a barcode scanner having a housing, the method comprising:

• molding a handle portion via a mold, the operation of molding configured to provide a cavity inside the handle portion and at least one support rib, each of the at least one support rib extending along a support rib axis;
• separating the mold and the handle portion along a discharge axis, the support rib axis and the discharge axis being parallel;
• inserting, at least partially, a printed circuit board (PCB) into the handle portion along an insertion axis such that the at least one support rib contacts at least one of a front surface of the PCB and a rear surface of the PCB, the insertion axis having an oblique angle relative to the support rib axis;
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• attaching a head portion to a top of the handle portion.