Patent ID: 6049813
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: G06F,G06K,H01Q,Y02D

Abstract:
A portable data collection terminal system, comprising:a) a housing having, in a frontal side thereof, a housing portion having a display screen with a screen area, said display screen including a graphic data input component disposed coincident with said screen area;b) an accessory pod, including a handgrip extension pod, holding a selected accessory device of said system wherein said accessory pod has a width dimensioned less than a width of said housing portion;c) a grip plate having a width dimensioned less than said width of said housing portion; andd) an attachment device selectively and detachably attaching either said accessory pod or said grip plate to said housing, opposite said frontal side, such that said screen is shielded from accidental contact by a user when holding respectively said handgrip extension pod or said grip plate.