Gregory B Cook

US Patent:

7527515, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Jul 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/217866

Inventors:

Daniel J. Olson - Voorhees NJ, US
Mikhail L. Veksland - Marllon NJ, US
Gregory Mark Rueblinger - Stratford NJ, US
James Byun - Deptford NJ, US
Steven M. Johnson - Westford MA, US
Gregory S. Cook - Holliston MA, US
Kai Wang - Suzhou, CN
John Baron - Lexington MA, US

Assignee:

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - Blackwood NJ

International Classification:

H01R 13/627

US Classification:

439352, 310 50

Abstract:

An electronic handheld device with remote cable release mechanism, a handle portion and method for performing the same. The device includes a housing defining an internal cavity and has an elastically deformable flexible portion. An electrical connector block is disposed in the cavity and includes a female receptacle configured for receiving a male electrical cable connector having a movable locking clip configured to releasably engage the connector block. An actuating protrusion is preferably disposed on the flexible portion of the housing for releasing the cable connector. The protrusion is movable towards the connector block in response to the application of an inward pressing force on the flexible portion. The protrusion operates to depress the locking clip on the cable connector, thereby releasing the cable connector. In another embodiment, a resealable dimple may be provided in the flexible portion which can be punctured via a probe to access the locking clip.