Stylus feature for handheld barcode scanner
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsDino Ottavio Gregorich, Samuel A.I. Lippert, Garrett R. Woodford
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Abstract
A handheld barcode reader includes a reader enclosure constructed from a dielectric material and a screen engaging member operatively coupled with the reader enclosure. The reader enclosure includes a nose portion and a handle portion coupled with the nose portion and is adapted to accommodate a user's hand. The screen engaging member is constructed from a conductive material and includes an extension member coupled with the nose portion of the reader enclosure and at least one arm member extending from the nose portion of the reader enclosure to the handle portion of the reader enclosure.
Claims12
An accessory for a handheld barcode reader including a nose portion and a handle portion, the accessory comprising:
- a frame member adapted to couple with and at least partially extend from the nose portion of the barcode reader;
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- at least one arm member coupled with the frame member and including a length adapted to at least partially extend to the handle portion of the barcode reader to be contactable by a user;
- wherein the accessory is constructed from a conductive material adapted to establish a communicative link between a user's hand and the frame member.
A handheld barcode reader comprising:
- a reader enclosure constructed from a dielectric material, the reader enclosure including a nose portion and a handle portion coupled with the nose portion and being adapted to accommodate a user's hand;
- a power source operatively coupled with the reader enclosure;
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- a screen engaging member operatively coupled with the reader enclosure and the power source, the screen engaging member constructed from a conductive material and including an extension member being coupled with or integrally formed with the nose portion of the reader enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.