Vehicle dock for portable data collection terminal
AssigneeIntermec IP Corp.
InventorSteven R. Kunert
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Abstract
A docking apparatus for docking a portable data collection terminal in a vehicle comprises a housing which may be fixed to a surface in the interior of the vehicle, terminal cup mounted in the housing, and a pivoting front panel and a lever arm assembly. The lever, urged by a cam, causes the front panel to pivot and secures the data terminal in the docking apparatus for battery charging or data communication.
Claims28
A vehicle docking apparatus for docking a portable data collection terminal in a vehicle, said vehicle docking apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical connector for coupling a data collection terminal and an electrical power source;
- a terminal cup mounted in said housing into which said portable data collection terminal may be removably inserted;
- a handle assembly comprising a handle rotatably attached to a cam, said cam rotatably mounted in said housing;
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- a retaining member for securing a data terminal, said retaining member comprising a lever attached to a front panel, said lever pivotally mounted within said housing and said lever engaging said cam, said front panel pivotally moveable between a closed position securing said data terminal and an open position releasing said data terminal, wherein movement of said front panel is communicated by movement of said cam against said lever.
A vehicle docking apparatus for docking a portable data collection terminal in a vehicle, said vehicle docking apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical connector for coupling a data collection terminal and an electrical power source;
- a terminal cup mounted in said housing into which said portable data collection terminal may be removably inserted;
- an initial alignment and retaining member for providing alignment of said data terminal within said docking apparatus and for removably retaining a data collection terminal within the docking apparatus, said alignment and retaining member engaging an external feature of said data terminal;
- a handle assembly comprising a handle rotatably attached to a cam, said cam rotatably mounted in said housing;
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- a retaining member for securing a data terminal, said retaining member comprising a lever attached to a front panel, said lever pivotally mounted within said housing and said lever engaging said cam, said front panel pivotally moveable between a closed position securing said data terminal and an open position releasing said data terminal, wherein movement of said front panel is communicated by movement of said cam against said lever.
A vehicle docking apparatus for docking a portable data collection terminal in a vehicle, said vehicle docking apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- means for electrically coupling a data collection terminal to an electrical power source;
- a terminal cup mounted in said housing into which said portable data collection terminal may be removably inserted
- a first retention means for at least partly securing a data terminal within the docking apparatus;
- a handle assembly comprising a handle rotatably attached to a cam, said cam rotatably mounted in said housing;
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- a second retention means for securing a data terminal, said second retention means comprising a lever attached to a front panel, said lever pivotally mounted within said housing and said lever engaging said cam, said front panel pivotally moveable between a closed position securing said data terminal and an open position releasing said data terminal, wherein movement of said front panel is communicated by movement of said cam against said lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.