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To support and point a load on a support element, the pointing device having distinct link arms distributed around the load. Each link arm having a flexible element having a first end connected to the support element via a first hinge having a single degree of freedom, and a second end connected to

To support and point a load on a support element, the pointing device having distinct link arms distributed around the load. Each link arm having a flexible element having a first end connected to the support element via a first hinge having a single degree of freedom, and a second end connected to the load via a second hinge having a single degree of freedom. The pointing device also having at least one movement transmission element disposed between the support element and the load to point the load relative to the support element.

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To support and point a load on a support element, the pointing device having distinct link arms distributed around the load. Each link arm having a flexible element having a first end connected to the support element via a first hinge having a single degree of freedom, and a second end connected to

To support and point a load on a support element, the pointing device having distinct link arms distributed around the load. Each link arm having a flexible element having a first end connected to the support element via a first hinge having a single degree of freedom, and a second end connected to the load via a second hinge having a single degree of freedom. The pointing device also having at least one movement transmission element disposed between the support element and the load to point the load relative to the support element. sed on an intensity of the reflected light; a signal processing section for controlling driving of said laser beam scanning section and generating bar code information from said detection signal; and an external connection terminal for transmitting and receiving said generated bar code information to and from a bar code data processing device, wherein said sensor and said signal processing device are disposed on a same circuit board, and said light source and said laser beam scanning section are arranged in a notch section of said circuit board. 2. A bar code scanning device according to claim 1, wherein a center line of said window portion in a longitudinal direction of said window portion crosses, at a predetermined angle, one of a main optical beam of a parallel line of an optical axis of the laser beam and an extension line of the optical axis of the laser beam. 3. A bar code scanning device according to claim 2, wherein said light source is arranged such that the center line of said window portion in the longitudinal direction crosses one of the main optical beam of the parallel line of the optical axis of the laser beam and the extension line of the optical axis. 4. A bar code scanning device according to claim 1, further comprising a housing having said light source, said laser beam scanning section, said sensor, said signal processing section, and said external connection terminal all mounted on an inside thereof and having said window portion formed in a side surface thereof located opposite said external connection terminal. 5. A bar code scanning device according to claim 4, wherein said housing comprises an enclosure having a thickness of 5 mm or smaller. 6. A bar code scanning device according to claim 5, wherein said housing comprises an enclosure having vertical and horizontal dimensions of 54×86 mm or smaller, respectively, so as to be of a credit card size. 7. A bar code scanning device according to claim 5, wherein said housing comprises an enclosure having vertical and horizontal dimensions of 36×43 mm or smaller, respectively, so as to be of a compact flash card size. 8. A bar code scanning device according to claim 1, wherein said bar code scanning device is adapted to be compatible with a PCMCIA standard computer via said external connection terminal and a PCMCIA adapter. 9. A bar code scanning device according to claim 1, wherein said laser beam scanning section comprises an incident optical system on which the laser beam generated by said light source is incident, a laser beam reflecting section for reflecting the laser beam for the incident optical system, an emitting optical reflecting section for emitting the laser beam to said bar code via said window portion as the scanning beam, and a scan driving section for driving said laser beam reflecting section to scan said laser beam, and wherein said laser beam reflecting section is arranged on side in a vertical direction of the parallel line of the optical axis of the laser beam generated from said light source, and said incident optical system and said emitting optical system are arranged on another side in the vertical direction of the parallel line of the optical axis of the laser beam. 10. A bar code reflecting device according to claim 9, wherein: said laser beam reflecting section comprises a reflecting surface comprising a micromirror arranged parallel with the parallel line of the optical axis of said laser beam, said scan driving section comprises an electromagnetic driving coil and a magnet provided around said micromirror, and said incident optical system and said emitting optical system each comprise a composite free shaped prism comprising two integrally molded optical system each comprising a free-curved-surface optical system. 11. A bar code scanning device according to claim 10, wherein said micromirror and said composite free-curved-surface are arranged on the parallel line of the optical axis of said laser beam. 12.