Apparatus and method for assembling display of indicia reading terminal

An apparatus for sealing a joint between a display and a housing of a hand held computer terminal, the display having a display front, a display back, and display sides connecting the display front and the display back, the apparatus comprising:

• a display boot configured to be assembled with the display, at least a portion of the display boot mating with at least a portion of the front of the display;
• and
• a display frame, the display frame having a recessed portion, a non-recessed portion, and frame holes, the recessed portion configured to accept insertion of the display and the display boot, the non-recessed portion defining at least a portion of the perimeter of the recessed portion, and the frame holes positioned outside the perimeter of the recessed portion,
• wherein the display boot has an overhanging portion configured to overlap and mate against the non-recessed portion of the display frame when the display boot is assembled with the display frame, and
• wherein the display frame is configured to tighten to the housing using the frame holes to compress the display and the display boot between the display frame and the housing, to compress the overhanging portion of the display boot between the non-recessed portion of the display frame and the housing, and to compress the display and the at least a portion of the display boot mating with the at least a portion of the front of the display between the display frame and the housing.