Configurable one-size front-free hand wearable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12501992-B2
Application number	US-202318369951-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2023
Priority date	Sep 19, 2023
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

Hand wearable support for a bar code scanner comprises back and front sides. The front side includes a V-member, first and second harness straps attached thereto extending away from each other at an angle, and means along the V-member for releasably attaching the front to the back side of the support which further comprises a back of the hand portion, a thumb portion, a trigger attachment portion, and first and second strap attachment portions each including a buckle. The first and second harness straps of the front side include a tongue portion for threading through the first and second buckle and folding back to releasably attach to itself. Releasable attachment of a trigger device, bar code scanner attachment, and bar code scanner to trigger attachment portion, bar code scanner attachment portion, and bar code scanner attachment portion, respectively, forms a bar code scanner assembly in the form factor of a support wearable by a user to perform scanning operations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A hand wearable support for a bar code scanner, the hand wearable support comprising a back side of the hand wearable support configured to wrap around a back of a hand and a front side of the hand wearable support configured to wrap around a front of a hand when in use;
wherein the back side of the hand wearable support comprises a bar code scanner attachment portion, a thumb portion, a trigger attachment portion, a first and second strap attachment portions each including a buckle, and an attachment portion along the back side of the hand wearable support; wherein the attachment portion along the back side of the hand wearable support includes a means for securing the attachment portion along the back side of the hand wearable support to the front side of the hand wearable support about a hand; wherein the front side of the hand wearable support includes a V-member, a first harness strap and a second harness strap attached thereto and extending away from each other at an angle α, and a means along the V-member for releasably attaching the front side of the hand wearable support to the means for releasably attaching to the attachment portion of the back side of the hand wearable support; wherein each of the first and second harness strap portions includes a tongue portion configured to thread through the first and second buckle of the first and second strap attachment portions and to fold back onto a first and second means underneath the fold of the folded back tongue portions for securing the folded back tongue portions to the means above the first and second strap attachment portions for releasably attaching the folded back tongue portions to the first and second harness straps; wherein the means along the V-member is configured for releasably attaching the front side of the hand wearable support to the means for releasably attaching to the attachment portion of the back side of the hand wearable support to form the hand wearable support for receiving a bar code scanner.

2 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 1 :
wherein releasably attaching the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap to the first harness strap, releasably attaching the folded back tongue portion of the second harness strap to the second harness strap, and releasably attaching the means along the V-member to the means along the attachment portion of the back side of the hand wearable support for attaching the back side of the hand wearable support to the front side of the hand wearable support forms the hand wearable support configurable for scanning operations.

3 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 1 in combination with a trigger device, wherein the trigger device is releasably attached to the trigger attachment portion.

4 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 1 in combination with a bar code scanner attachment for receiving a bar code scanner wherein the bar code scanner attachment is releasably attached to the bar code scanner attachment portion.

5 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 4 in combination with a bar code scanner, wherein the bar code scanner is releasably attached to the bar code scanner attachment portion.

6 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 5 in combination with a trigger device;
wherein the trigger device is releasably attached to the trigger attachment portion;
wherein the trigger device is electrically connected to the bar code scanner;
wherein activation of the trigger device applies an electrical signal to the bar code scanner.

7 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 6 further comprising a wire, the wire extending from the trigger device to the bar code scanner;
wherein the electrical signal applied to the bar code scanner from the trigger device is carried along a wire extending from the trigger device to the bar code scanner;
wherein the back side of the hand wearable support further comprises a releasable thumb portion overlay, the releasable thumb portion overlay configured to overlay a wire tethering the trigger to the bar code scanner.

8 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 1 in combination with a trigger device, a bar code scanner attachment, and a bar code scanner;
wherein the trigger device is releasably attached to the trigger attachment portion;
wherein the bar code scanner attachment is releasably attached to the bar code scanner attachment portion;
wherein the bar code scanner is releasably attached to the bar code scanner attachment portion;
wherein the combination forming a bar code scanner assembly in the form factor of a support for wear by a user to perform scanning operations.

9 . A hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 1 :
wherein the thumb portion runs along a first side of the back side of the hand wearable support, the thumb portion defining a terminal end; wherein the trigger attachment portion runs along a top side of the thumb portion, the trigger attachment portion configured to attachably receive a trigger for activating a bar code scanner; wherein the releasable thumb portion overlay is configured to overlay a wire between the trigger to the bar code scanner for carrying electrical signals generated by the trigger to the bar code scanner; wherein the first strap attachment portion runs along a first side of the trigger attachment portion; wherein the second strap attachment portion runs along a bottom side of the thumb portion, the second strap attachment portion; wherein the bar code scanner attachment portion runs along an inside end of the thumb portion, the bar code scanner attachment portion configured to attachably receive a bar code scanner attachment for receiving a bar code scanner; wherein the attachment portion along the back side of the hand wearable support 10 runs along an outside end of the bar code scanner attachment portion; wherein the V-member includes a terminal body end, a terminal first arm end, a terminal second arm end, the terminal first arm end and the terminal second arm end extending away from the terminal body end and forming an angle α between the terminal first arm end and the terminal second arm end; wherein the first harness strap extends from the terminal first arm end of the V-member, the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap including a means underneath the fold of the folded back tongue portion for securing the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap to the means above the first harness strap for releasably attaching the folded back tongue portion to the first harness strap;
a second harness strap the second harness strap extending from the terminal first arm end of the V-member, the folded back tongue portion of the second harness strap including a means underneath the fold of the folded back tongue portion for securing the folded back tongue portion of the second harness strap to the means above the second harness strap for releasably attaching the folded back tongue portion to the second harness strap.

10 . The hand wearable support for a bar code scanner according to claim 8 :
wherein the means underneath the fold of the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap for securing the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap to the first harness strap is either a hook or loop fastener; wherein the means above the first harness strap for releasably attaching the folded back tongue portion of the first harness strap to the first harness strap is a loop fastener if

Assignees

• Datalogic IP Tech Srl

Inventors

• Manlio Galanti

Classifications

• A45F2005/008

  Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg · CPC title

• A41D19/0024

  with accessories · CPC title

• G06K2007/10534

  Scanner to be worn on a finger or on a wrist · CPC title

• A41D19/0037

  for fastening an article to the glove · CPC title

• A45F5/00 Primary

  Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping · CPC title