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Card interface device

US7123487B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by
6References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2003
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/0013
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a structure where the lid portion is mounted on the main housing body comprising apertures and in such a manner as to turn freely thereon, the concave lock portion and the locking protrusion adjacent thereto capable of locking the lid in the closed state are located in the aperture side of the main housing body. The lid portion is provided with the hooking piece comprising the spring portion and the arc-shaped protrusion. When the lid portion turns to open or close the aperture portion, the arc-shaped protrusion comes into contact with the locking protrusion under pressure with the spring portion, in order that a force opposing to the turning direction may be applied thereto before and after it passes through the locking protrusion, to keep the lid portion in two states i.e. the open state and the closed state.

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