Patent
   D346162
Priority
Dec 23 1991
Filed
Jun 30 1992
Issued
Apr 19 1994
Expiry
Apr 19 2008
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
97
4
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The ornamental design for an electronic bar code reader, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of an electronic bar code reader showing the new design, the opposite side is a mirror image.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the design;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the design;

FIG. 4 is a rear plan view of the design;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the design;

FIG. 6 is a side perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, the opposite side, front, rear, top and bottom views being identical to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a side perspective view of a third embodiment thereof, the opposite side is a mirrow image;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a front plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a rear plan view of the third embodiment; and,

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment.

Davis, Edward L., Bennett, Henry W.

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