Patent ID: 8336780

Claim:
An imaging unit structured with a housing containing a rotatably mounted imaging device that can be oriented in any of a plurality of available imaging orientations, the imaging unit comprising: a) a housing; b) the housing structured with a plurality of wall portions, with selected wall portions each including at least one imaging window and an associated and proximate support surface located about each imaging window; c) the imaging device, mounted within the housing such that the imaging orientation of the imaging device can be set to one of a plurality of available and pre-established imaging orientations, wherein a support surface and imaging window associated with the selected imaging orientation aids an operator in positioning and locating a data carrying graphical symbol to be imaged and evaluated; d) additionally, each support surface of each imaging window is structured such that when the imaging device is rotated and placed in the imaging orientation that is required, an object distance from the imaging device to the selected support surface is substantially constant regardless of which imaging orientation is employed, thereby insuring that a data carrying graphical symbol placed upon and in contact with the support surface associated with the selected imaging orientation and imaging window, will be located at an in-focus imaging distance for proper imaging; e) with the imaging unit capable of imaging and supporting print quality verification of a data carrying graphical symbol in any of the selectable imaging orientations.