HAND HELD OR HAND MOUNTED BAR CODE SCANNING DEVICE HAVING A DISPLAY WHICH PIVOTS BETWEEN AN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITION

A bar code hand held scanning terminal which combines a data input device, a display and a scanning engine in a single portable unit. This unit is compact and may be employed in, for example, a scanning terminal which is attached to the back of a hand of an operator. Alternatively, the unit may be employed in a gun-type hand held scanning terminal. The combination has a display which is pivotally connected to the hand held scanning terminal such that the display may be in an open position or in a closed position. A light sensor is used to detect the opening or closing of the display portion of the hand held scanning terminal and maybe used to selectively deactivate the scanning beam when the display is open. The scanning device may be used to read bar code labels for inventory or warehousing, in medical prescription distribution, etc.