Smart card reader with hinged cover and cover actuating surface
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsIosif Korsunsky, Dimitry G. Grabbe, Dean Vermeersch
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Abstract
A smart card reader (10,10') is provided for temporary electrical connection of a smart card (70) to a printed circuit board. The smart card reader (10,10') features a cover (14,14') which is hingeably mounted to a base (12) at a first end (28). The cover (14,14') is biased such that its bottom surface (26) is spaced apart from the base (12) at a second end (29). Card support projections (18) are formed from the cover (14,14') and act in combination with an actuator (20) which extends from the base (12) to draw the cover (14,14') towards the base (12) upon insertion of a smart card (70).
Claims10
A smart card reader having a base which supports electrical contacts and a card receiving area comprising:
- a cover being hingeably mounted to the base at a first end and biased to be spaced apart from the base at a second end, the cover having an inner surface proximate the card receiving area, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and a card support disposed on the inner surface proximate the second end,
- whereby a card is insertable into the card receiving area until it first engages the card support and then engages a cover actuating surface of the base to draw the card and the second end of the cover toward the base.
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