Adjustable data reader with pivot mount

A data reading system for reading encoded data from an item, comprising:

• a base mount having a receiving post extending from an exterior surface of the base mount, the base mount further including an internal cavity;
• a housing having a scan window, the housing including an elongated opening on an exterior surface thereof;
• a data reader disposed within an interior of the housing, the data reader configured to view through the scan window to capture and decode encoded data from an item passing in front of the scan window;
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• a clamp non-rotatably mounted onto the receiving post of the base mount, the clamp securing the housing to the base mount, wherein the housing is rotatable relative to the receiving post, and wherein the clamp supports rotational motion of the housing about a first and second axis, the clamp further comprising a stop mechanism to limit rotation of the housing about the first axis, the stop mechanism further comprising:
• a first stop and a second stop spaced apart from one another;
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• a stop arm, wherein the stop arm moves between the first stop and the second stop when the housing is rotated about the first axis, and wherein the first stop arrests rotation of the housing about the first axis in a first direction when the stop arm contacts the first stop, and the second stop arrests rotation of the housing about the first axis in a second direction when the stop arm contacts the second stop.

A data reading system for reading encoded data from an item, comprising:

• a base mount having a receiving post extending from an exterior surface of the base mount, the base mount further including an internal cavity;
• a housing having a scan window, the housing including an elongated opening on an exterior surface thereof;
• a data reader disposed within an interior of the housing, the data reader configured to view through the scan window to capture and decode encoded data from an item passing in front of the scan window;
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• a clamp non-rotatably mounted onto the receiving post of the base mount, the clamp securing the housing to the base mount, wherein the housing is rotatable relative to the receiving post, and wherein the clamp supports rotational motion of the housing about a first and second axis, the clamp further comprising:
• a lock ring non-rotatably mounted to the receiving post to resist rotational movement of the clamp relative to the receiving post;
• a stop ring mounted to the locking portion and rotatable relative to the lock ring and the receiving post, the stop ring carrying an outwardly protruding arm and including a guideway formed on at least a portion of the stop ring;
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• a cover overlaying the stop ring, the cover non-rotatably mounted to the lock ring, the cover having a swivel pin, wherein the swivel pin is positioned in the guideway and rides in the guideway in response to rotation of the housing about the first axis.