Patent ID: 6043503
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A hand held scanning device comprising:a housing for holding the components of an electronic scanning device;said housing having a front portion and a back portion secured together;said front portion having a front surface having an image display window opening formed therein;a transparent member mounted on said front portion and covering said image display window opening;said front surface having a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therein;a plurality of control buttons having portions thereof projecting through said plurality of spaced apart openings for contact by an operator of said hand held scanning device;said housing having a bottom surface;said bottom surface having at least one opening formed therein so that imaging sensors in said hand held scanning device may be exposed to the object being scanned;said housing having a top portion;at least one battery holding receptacle formed in said top portion; anda cover for said battery holding receptacle removably secured to said top portion.