Smart card reader
US5286957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/0893
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A smart card reader comprises contact members and card guiding and positioning devices including a guide corridor and an end of travel positioning abutment. The combination establishes electrical connections between the contact members and conductive lands of a card inserted into the reader until it bears against the end of travel positioning abutment. The end of travel positioning abutment is retractable. The card guide corridor is open at its inner end to the rear of the retractable abutment.
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