Patent ID: 11868841
Assignee: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A barcode reader for use in a workstation having a workstation surface, the barcode reader comprising:
a housing having an upper surface facing a product scanning region where a product is expected to be presented to the barcode reader in a swiping motion along a swiping direction; and
a weigh platter configured to support an object placed on the weigh platter for obtaining a weight of the object, the weigh platter having:
a central region extending in a transverse plane, the central region including a window configured to permit light to pass therethrough, the window having a transparent medium having a top surface extending parallel to the transverse plane;
a proximal edge region having a proximal edge extending substantially along the swiping direction;
a first lateral edge region extending non-parallel to the proximal edge and having a first lateral edge, the first lateral edge region being positioned along one side of the window;
a second lateral edge region, opposite the first lateral edge region, extending non-parallel to the proximal edge and having a second lateral edge, the second lateral edge region being positioned along another side of the window; and
a distal edge region, opposite the proximal edge region, extending non-parallel to the first and second lateral edges and having a distal edge,

wherein each of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge extends above the transverse plane, and
wherein at least one of the first lateral edge region and the second lateral edge region includes a first surface that is non-parallel to the transverse plane, the first surface positioned between the central region and a respective lateral edge of the at least one of the first lateral edge region and the second lateral edge region, the first surface having one of a constant or a changing upward slope, relative to the transverse plane, away from the central region.