Patent ID: 7304290

Claim:
In an image reader having a housing enclosing an image sensor, an adjustable objective lens assembly for focusing an image of a target onto the image sensor and a light source for illuminating and/or targeting the target, an optical element panel adapted to be fixed to the housing, the optical element panel comprising: a light shaping optical element array of optical elements fixed on the panel as an integral unit for shaping and directing light onto the target; and a securing element including: a first aperture on the panel for receiving the objective lens assembly, the housing including a second aperture associated with the first aperture; and a plurality of first fingers integrated into the panel and extending from the first aperture, the plurality of first fingers releasably engaged with a plurality of second fingers extending from the second aperture of the housing by a snap engagement for securing the position of the objective lens assembly in the housing when the optical element panel is fixed to the housing, wherein the position of the objective lens assembly in the housing may be changed when the plurality of first fingers are not engaged with the plurality of second fingers.