Patent ID: 6027021
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A portable, hand-held device for data collection by an operator, comprising:a housing having a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end, said housing adapted to be grasped by the operator's hand whereby the operator's thumb extends along the second side and the operator's second finger engages the first side;a first pushbutton for operating the device adapted to permit a third finger to engage and disengage said first pushbutton when held in one of the user's right or left hands;a second pushbutton for operating the device spaced from the first pushbutton and adapted to permit the user's third finger to engage and disengage the second pushbutton when held in the other of the user's right and left hands whereby activation and deactivation of the first button and the second button do not prevent the user from firmly grasping the housing and whereby the second pushbutton is positioned adjacent the first end; andthe first pushbutton and the second pushbutton both being positioned on the first side.