Patent ID: 8573872

Claim:
A terminal unit that comprises: a base unit having a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, the base unit including a main body defining said rear side and said first and second lateral sides of said base unit, the base unit further including a scanning device defining said front side of said base unit and a display screen, said first and second lateral sides of said base unit defining a main body width, and said scanning device defining a scanning device width between a first side wall and a second side wall; and a printing unit distinct from the base unit, and defining a printing unit width; wherein: said scanning device width and a width of said display screen are greater than said main body width, the first side wall of said scanning device and said display screen being arranged so as to protrude laterally with respect to said first lateral side of said main body; said scanning device being arranged to shape a scanning device rear side, the second side wall of the scanning device being aligned with said second lateral side of said base unit; said display screen being fulcrum-mounted, on said base unit, in an area immediately above said scanning device; said first lateral side of said main body and said scanning device rear side jointly form a L -shaped recessed seat adapted to removably house said printing unit in a position lateral of said first lateral side and partially behind said scanning device, said printing unit being user accessible from said front side of said base unit when in use in said L-shaped recessed seat; and said terminal unit defines a terminal unit width that is less than the sum of said scanning device width and said printing unit width.