Patent ID: 7325739

Claim:
A portable electro-optical scanner for reading a target bar code having a plurality of bar code elements, the portable scanner comprising: a housing supporting a scanning module and an optic system; the scanning module electro-optically scanning the target bar code with a scanning beam and collecting reflected light returning from the bar code, the scanning module including a beam source emitting a scanning beam, a beam directing apparatus causing the scanning beam to be repetitively scanned along a scanning plane intersecting the target bar code and a photodetector circuitry receiving light from the target bar code; and the optic system including: an exit window through which the scanning beam passes upon exiting the housing; a light collection lens receiving reflected light from the target bar code and directing the reflected light toward a focal point of the lens, the focal point located on the scanning plane between the exit window and the beam directing apparatus, and a reflective surface disposed between the light collection lens and the collection lens focal point to redirect the reflected light passing through the light collection lens toward the photodetector circuitry.