Patent ID: 6193160
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
Installation designed for putting together order batches, each batch including at least one item to be placed into a container from a storage area, said installation comprising at least one portable optical reading device having a first reading mode and a second reading mode, comprising:at least one member for reading and decoding optical indicia;a housing constituting a main body, and a gripping member consisting of a crosshead operable to be hand held by an operator;a device consisting of or close to said container for obtaining a temporary fixation state of said optical device on a support;a first switch protrusively housed in said crosshead for activating an electronic circuitry arranged inside housing to trigger said first reading mode for reading a first optical indicia series associated with said container; anda second switch arranged on said main body for activating said electronic circuitry to trigger said second reading mode for reading a second optical indica series associated with said item when said optical device is in said temporary fixation state, wherein said item is passed in front of said member for reading and decoding optical indicia, and introduced into said container.