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US 6,172,620 B2Granted
Portable data terminal with modular keypad
AssigneeTelxon Corporation
InventorsFrank E. Brick, Timothy P. O'Hagan
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Abstract
A portable data terminal is provided having a main housing including electronic circuitry for receiving data via an operator input. A keypad module is selectively securable into a receiving area of the main housing. A coupling provides an electrical connection between the keypad module and the electronic circuitry within the main housing when the keypad is secured into the receiving area. The coupling maintains an environmental seal between the receiving area and an interior of the main housing in which the electronic circuitry is located.
Claims14
A portable data terminal, comprising:
- a main housing including therein electronic circuitry for receiving data via an operator input, and further including a receiving area;
- a keypad module which is selectively securable into the receiving area of the main housing, the keypad module including keys which may be pressed by an operator;
- coupling means for providing an electrical connection between the keypad module and the electronic circuitry within the main housing and forming an environmental seal between the receiving area an interior of the main housing in which the electronic circuitry is located when the keypad is secured into the receiving area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.