Memory card and receptacle for same
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshio Kondo, Toshiharu Kobayashi, Takumi Okaue, Akira Sassa
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Abstract
A memory card is disclosed which has a card body (2) having a concavity (9) formed at the forward end thereof in the inserting direction and in which terminals (5) are disposed and projections (10) are formed between the terminals (5) to prevent the terminals (5) from being touched or accessed from outside. A receptacle for the memory card is also disclosed. The memory card has a simple structure designed to positively protect the terminals and easily let out dust or the like from inside, thereby permitting to assure a positive connection with the receptacle.
Claims13
A memory card, comprising:
- a card body incorporating at least one memory chip, the card body having a top, a forward end and a rearward end;
- the top of the card body having a concavity open at the forward end;
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- a plurality of terminals disposed side by side in the concavity in the inserting direction of the card body;
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- a projection formed in at least a part of a space defined between two successive terminals disposed in the concavity to protect the terminals from undesired outside contact;
- the concavity having an inner wall inclined to the inserting direction of the card body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.