Memory card and card socket
US6471131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0013
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a card socket (21-1) having a socket body (21) in which a memory card (10-1) is set and socket electrodes (22) formed on a bottom surface of the socket body (21) to be electrically contacted to exposed electrodes (12) of the memory card (10-1) when set into the card socket (21-1), the memory card (10-1) is magnetically contacted and fixed to the bottom surface of the socket body (21). The card socket (21-1) further has a card removal button (24) for releasing the memory card (10-1) from the card socket (21-1).
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