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A portable data collection terminal system has a housing having a display screen with coincident graphic data input and a keyboard on the frontal side thereof. An accessory pod, having a width less than the width of the display screen and a handgrip extension adapted to hold a selected accessory dev

A portable data collection terminal system has a housing having a display screen with coincident graphic data input and a keyboard on the frontal side thereof. An accessory pod, having a width less than the width of the display screen and a handgrip extension adapted to hold a selected accessory device, such as a laser scanner, is disposed on the housing, opposite said frontal side. The accessory pod has one or two activation, diaphragm-type switches disposed in a pod wall disposed transversely to the handgrip extension and extending outwardly from, opposite the frontal side, the housing. The switch or switches are connected in parallel, if more than one, and are disposed near an end of the pod wall such that they are operable by either a user's thumb or finger.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A portable data collection terminal system comprising:(a) a housing having, in a frontal side thereof, a display screen with a screen area having a boundary area thereabout with an overall width, said display screen including graphic data input means disposed within said

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A portable data collection terminal system comprising:(a) a housing having, in a frontal side thereof, a display screen with a screen area having a boundary area thereabout with an overall width, said display screen including graphic data input means disposed within said screen area;(b) an accessory pod, connected to said housing;(c) an accessory device of said system associated with said accessory pod,(d) a handgrip extension mechanism having a width dimensioned substantially less than the overall width of said boundary area and disposed on said housing, opposite said frontal side, such that said screen is shielded from accidental contact by a user when holding said handgrip extension mechanism;(e) a handstrap secured to said terminal system so as to, cooperatively with the handgrip extension mechanism, facilitate holding said terminal system;(f) at least one activation switch adapted to activate said accessory device, and arranged for actuation by the hand gripping said handgrip extension mechanism; and(g) wherein said accessory device is an automatic optical reader which is arranged so as to be directed toward indicia to be read by means of the hand gripping said handgrip extension mechanism.