Barcode Reader with Platter Destabilizing Mechanism

A barcode reader configured to be supported by a workstation, the barcode reader comprising:

• a housing having a lower housing portion and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion;
• a weigh platter assembly including a weigh platter having a proximal edge adjacent the upper housing portion, a first lateral edge extending non-parallel to the proximal edge, and a second lateral edge, opposite the first lateral edge, extending non-parallel to the proximal edge, the weigh platter assembly configured to measure a weight of an object positioned on the weigh platter;
• an off-platter detection system configured to detect an off-platter condition;
• a platter destabilizing mechanism configured to destabilize the weigh platter in response to the off-platter detection system detecting the off-platter condition;
• and
• a controller in communication with the weigh platter assembly, the off-platter detection system, and the platter destabilizing mechanism, the controller configured to activate the platter destabilizing mechanism when the off-platter detection system detects the off-platter condition.