Patent USD305885 - Hand-held optical scanner

Publication number	USD305885 S
Publication type	Grant
Application number	07/210,776
Publication date	6 Feb 1990
Filing date	24 Jun 1988
Inventors	Edward D. Barkan Frank Gong Mark J. Krichever Howard M. Shepard
Original Assignee	Symbol Technologies, Inc. Symbol Technologies, Inc., A Corp Of De
U.S. Classification	D14/428
References	Non-Patent Citations (6) Referenced by (29)

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Hand-held optical scanner

US D305885 S

Claims

The ornamental design for a hand-held optical scanner, as shown and described.

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand-held optical scanner showing our new design, the cord being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and thus forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof.

Non-Patent Citations

Reference
1	Metrologic brochure on MH290 Hand-Held Laser Scanner.
2	Opticon Inc. Advertisement on TS-2000 CCD Scanner, undated.
3	Opticon Inc. brochure MSH850.
4	Photographic Sciences brochure on Optel Scanner 2281.
5	Symbol Technologies, Inc., flyer on LS 7000 II, bearing 1987 copyright notice.
6	Symbol Technologies, Inc., flyer on LS 8100 II, bearing 1987 copyright notice.

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