US 5,846,092 A · Plastic cased IC card adapter assembly

Abstract

An IC card adapter includes a printed circuit board attached on a first edge to solder tails extending from a first connector and on an opposing second edge to solder tails extending from a second connector. The printed circuit board, first connector and second connector form a subassembly. The subassembly is provided with a first keyed interlock surface which mates with a second keyed interlock surface on a lower molded housing adapted to receive the subassembly. The first and second keyed interlock surfaces orient the subassembly and lower housing. The lower molded housing also includes a first latching member which snap-fits with a second latching member on an upper molded housing. When the lower and upper housings are engaged, they define a cavity which encloses the printed circuit board.

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Dependent claims

An IC card adapter assembly comprising:

a printed circuit board having a first edge attached to solder tails extending from a back surface of a first connector and an opposing second edge attached to solder tails extending from a front surface of a second connector, wherein the printed circuit board, first connector and second connector form a subassembly, the subassembly including a first keyed interlock surface;
a lower molded housing adapted to receive the subassembly, the lower housing including a second keyed interlock surface for oriented engagement with the first keyed interlock surface of the subassembly, and a first latching member;
an upper molded housing having a second latching member adapted for engagement with the first latching member of the lower housing, wherein the engaged lower and upper housings define a cavity enclosing the printed circuit board.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Plastic cased IC card adapter assembly

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