Contact assembly for a chip card
US7517251B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/07739
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A chip-card holder for connecting contact pads of a chip card with connections of device circuitry. The holder has a dielectric holder body engageable between the chip card and the device connections, a plurality of contact elements on the body each having a contact part engageable with a respective one of the chip-card contact pads, a connecting part connectable to a respective one of the device connections and an anchor part, means securing each of the anchor parts directly to the holder body, and an electronic circuit element mounted on the holder body and connected to the contact elements.
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