Patent · US Expired

Card holder for SIM card

US7161811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 2005
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/946
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A card holder has a generally flat and rectangular plastic base fixed to a support, e.g. a printed-circuit board of a card reader, and formed centered on an axis with a pair of pivot pins. A generally rectangular and flat metal cover forming a slot dimensioned to hold the card is unitarily formed with a pair of U-shaped journals each fitting partially around a respective one of the pins and forming therewith a hinge. Thus the cover can pivot between an open position with the cover and the card in the slot partially raised from the base and a closed position with the cover and the card in the slot closely juxtaposed with the base.

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