US 11,861,449 B2
Single slot cradle with interchangeable tops
Steven D. Sieckowski, Port Jefferson, NY (US); Jaxon Paul, Holtsville, NY (US); Roland Wing Fai Lee, Jericho, NY (US); and Eric M. Malmed, Selden, NY (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/333,398.
Prior Publication US 2022/0383012 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10881 (2013.01) [H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10524 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cradle for a handheld scanning device, comprising:
a base assembly including a coupling mechanism;
a top housing assembly operably coupled with the coupling mechanism of the base assembly, the top housing assembly including a housing opening;
a circuit board assembly at least partially disposed within the housing opening, the circuit board assembly including a board communication interface and at least one of a power interface or a data connection interface; and
a first cup assembly adapted to removably couple with at least one of the base assembly or the top housing assembly, the first cup assembly including at least one dock to operably couple with a handheld scanning device and further including a cup communication interface;
wherein the board communication interface is adapted to communicatively couple with the cup communication interface to allow transmission between at least one of the power interface or the data interface and the handheld scanning device.