Detachable adapter device for simplified replacement of a base station for a wireless barcode scanner

An adapter device that connects to a cradle to form an integrated unit for holding a scanner, comprising:

• the cradle has a pivotal connector for power transmission and data transmission between the cradle and a host system;
• at a first interface, the adapter device is attachable to and detachable from the cradle at the pivotal connector;
• at a second interface, the adapter device connects to one or more cables that connect to the host system;
• while the adapter device is connected to the cradle through the pivotal connector, the adapter device is positioned with the cradle in a configuration where a shape of the adapter device is integrated into the shape of the cradle to form the integrated unit;
• and
• the cradle is detachable and removed from the adapter device at the first interface with the pivotal connector.

A cradle for holding a scanner, the cradle having a cable connection to a host system, comprising:

• the cradle has a pivotal connector for power transmission and data transmission between the cradle and the host system;
• the pivotal connector is positioned so that at a first end it rotates at an entry point at the cradle and at a second end it extends outward from the cradle and moves radially when it rotates at the first end;
• at the second end, the pivotal connector connects to a cable that connects to the host system;
• and
• the cable is detachable from the pivotal connector, wherein the cradle is detached.