Card adapter

A card adapter for electrically connecting a plurality of electrical connecting portions of a card-shaped electronic device to a plurality of contacts provided in a slot for receiving another card-shaped electronic device which is manufactured in accordance with a different standard, the slot having a first grounding means which is one of the contacts and a second grounding means, the card adapter comprising:

• a first connector adapted to be electrically connected to the contacts provided in the slot when the card adapter is inserted into the slot;
• a second connector which is electrically connected to said first connector, said second connector being adapted to be connected to the electrical connecting portions of the card-shaped electronic device;
• a chassis in which said first and second connectors are disposed, said chassis having upper and lower sides;
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• a pair of conducting plates provided on the upper and lower sides of the chassis;
• a pair of arms extending from portions of the chassis which are located at opposite sides of said second connector, respectively, with a space therebetween so as to define a receiving space of the card-shaped electronic device;
• a first discharge path for discharging static electricity from the card-shaped electronic device, the first discharge path being adapted to be established between the card shaped electronic device and the first grounding means through at least one of the conducting plates and the first connector when the card adapter with the card-shaped electronic device is inserted into the slot;
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• a second discharge path for discharging static electricity from the card-shaped electronic device, the second discharge path being adapted to be established between the card shaped electronic device and the second grounding means of the slot through at least one of the conducting plates when the card adapter with the card-shaped electronic device is inserted into the slot.