Handheld Terminal Mount for Secure Strap Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handheld terminals with hand straps lack a secure and versatile mounting system that allows for easy switching between different use applications and does not provide adequate structural support or cleanliness features.
Innovation Solution
A handheld terminal design featuring a pocket for slidably receiving a mount, which can be either a hand strap or handle mount, with different styles (bar and slotted) to accommodate various use applications, ensuring secure attachment and easy removal with a single action, and providing a common mounting position for both hand strap and handle mounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a hand strap is added to stabilize the terminal, then the terminal can be securely held by an operator, but the terminal lacks a secure and versatile mounting system that allows for easy switching between different use applications
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is designed with a universal interface that accepts both hand straps and handles through a common pocket receiving structure. The pocket can slidably receive different types of mounts, allowing the same terminal to be configured for different use applications by simply changing the mount type.
2Reliability
If a mount is provided for supporting mechanical components, then secure attachment is achieved, but the terminal lacks easy removal capability with a single action
Solution Approach 1:
The mount employs a slidable receiving mechanism where the pocket can move along the mount body. This dynamic interface allows the mount to be securely held in position during use but can be easily removed by sliding it out of the pocket with a single action, combining secure attachment with easy removal.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different styles of mounts (bar and slotted) are provided to accommodate various use applications, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Despite offering different mount styles (bar and slotted), all mounts utilize the same pocket receiving structure and slidable interface mechanism. This universal interface design allows multiple mount styles to be accommodated without proportionally increasing the overall system complexity, as the core mounting mechanism remains consistent across different mount types.
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AI summary
There is set forth herein a terminal having a mount for supporting a mechanical component. The terminal in one embodiment can be hand held and in one embodiment the mechanical component can comprise a hand strap. In one embodiment a terminal can include a pocket for receiving a mount.