Patent ID: 6648228
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A hand-held reader for electro-optically reading indicia, comprising:a) a gun-shaped housing having a hollow, upper body portion extending along a body axis, and a hollow, lower handle portion connected to, and extending along a handle axis downwardly away from, the body portion; b) a generally planar, printed circuit board mounted in the housing and being the sole printed circuit board within the housing, the sole board having an upper region located within the body portion, and a lower region located within the handle portion, the sole board extending between the upper and lower regions in a direction transversely of the body axis; c) a light-transmissive window located in the body portion; d) a scan module mounted at the upper region of the sole board, for scanning light passing through the window; and e) a coupler mounted at the lower region of the sole board and being in electrical communication with the scan module.