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Memory card electrical contact structure

US6634561B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2000
Grant dateOct 21, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/951
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A small, flat rectangularly shaped electronic circuit card, such as one containing non-volatile memory, has a row of contacts mounted on bottom surfaces of a row of recesses extending along a short edge and an adjacent angled corner. At least one of the recesses opens to the angled corner and the remaining recesses open to the short edge. Two surface contacts are included in at least one of the recesses, while the remaining recesses each contain a single contact.

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