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US 8,550,357 B2Granted
Open air indicia reader stand
AssigneeMetrologic Instruments, Inc.
InventorSean Phillip Kearney
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Abstract
An indicia reading system includes: a base adapted for placement on a surface for providing holding stability for a hand held indicia reading device; a post extending vertically from the base; a cradle arm extending from the post over the base, the cradle arm having a side; a first attachment device disposed in the cradle arm for removably attaching an indicia reader on the cradle arm; a second attachment device disposed on the indicia reader to removably attach the indicia reader to the first attachment device.
Claims13
An indicia reading system comprising:
- a base adapted for placement on a surface for providing holding stability for a hand held indicia reading device;
- a post extending vertically from the base;
- a laterally extending cradle arm extending from the post;
- a first attachment device disposed in or on the cradle arm for removably attaching an indicia reader on the cradle arm to a top surface of the cradle arm or a bottom surface of the cradle arm;
- and
- a second attachment device disposed in or on the indicia reader to removably attach the indicia reader to the first attachment device;
- wherein the first and second attachment devices attach magnetically,
- wherein the indicia reader is operable when attached to the top surface, and
- wherein the indicia reader is operable when attached to the bottom surface.
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An indicia reading system comprising:
- a base adapted for placement on a surface for providing holding stability for a hand held indicia reading device;
- a post extending vertically from the base;
- a laterally extending cradle arm extending from the post;
- wherein the cradle arm includes a first attachment device for removably attaching an indicia reader on the cradle arm to a top surface of the cradle arm or a bottom surface of the cradle arm;
- wherein the indicia reader includes a second attachment device to removably attach the indicia reader to the first attachment device;
- wherein the first and second attachment devices are at least one of the following:
- fabric hook-and loop;
- burr;
- and touch fasteners,
- wherein the indicia reader is operable when attached to the top surface, and
- wherein the indicia reader is operable when attached to the bottom surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.