Smart card connector for two smart cards
AssigneeAmphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
InventorsEduard Maiterth, Manfred Reichardt
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Abstract
A smart card connector for two smart cards, in particular SIM cards, is provided. The smart card connector comprises a first contact support for contacting a first SIM card and a second contact support in the form of a cover carrying a second set of contact elements for contacting said second SIM card. Means are provided for linking the first contact support and the cover.
Claims24
A smart card connector adapted to receive two smart cards, i.e. a first smart card having a set of card contacts and a second smart card having a set of card contacts, said smart card connector comprising:
- a contact support (11) carrying a first set of contact elements adapted to contact the contact zones of a first SIM card,
- a second contact support in the form of a cover (12) carrying a second set of contact elements for contacting the card contacts of a second smart card, and
- said cover being pivotably mounted at said first contact support between open and closed positions;
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- wherein means are provided which provide for the termination of the contact elements of the second set of contact elements with contacts provided by an apparatus together with which the smart card connector is used, e.g. contact pads of a printed circuit board.
A smart card connector adapted to receive two smart cards comprising:
- a first contact support, within which a set of first contact elements is arranged adapted to contact card contacts of a first smart card;
- a second contact support or cover, within which a second set of contact elements is arranged adapted to contact card contacts of a second smart card;
- hinge means for pivotally and slideably mounting said second contact support at said first contact support so that
- a) the second contact support can be pivoted from an open position extending upwardly with respect to the first contact support into a closed position, in which the second contact support is located adjacent to said first contact support and
- b) the second contact support can be moved from the closed position into a locked position, wherein first and second contact supports are locked with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.