Patent · US Expired

Adapter for electrically connecting a miniature integrated circuit card in a memory card connector

US7448914B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 2003
Grant dateNov 11, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/07741
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adapter electrically connects an integrated circuit mini-card in a main electronic integrated circuit memory card connector having greater space requirement than the mini-card. The mini-card has surface contact strips and the adapter includes a main body capable of being connected to the main connector and a housing for receiving the mini-card at the surface of the main body. The housing includes inside bond pads for connection to the electric contacts of the mini-card. A mobile cover is capable of taking up a position wherein it closes at least partly the housing while maintaining the mini-card in electrically connecting position in the housing and stiffening the structure of the adapter.

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