Patent ID: 7068401

Claim:
An optical scanning apparatus comprising: a chassis having a panel, the panel having an opening defined there through; a scanner carriage moveably supported within the chassis; a carriage locking device comprising a locking member which is moveably disposed within the opening in the panel and, when moved in a downward direction within the opening, secures the scanner carriage in a relatively fixed position with respect to the chassis; the scanner carriage comprises a locking pin supported thereon; and the carriage locking device further comprises a locking bar supported on the locking member, the locking bar being shaped to engage the locking pin when the locking member is moved in the downward direction within the opening in the panel; the scanner carriage comprises a plurality of locking pins supported thereon; and the locking bar is shaped to engage the plurality of locking pins when the locking member is moved in the downward direction within the opening in the panel.