# US 7,104,809 B1 · Memory card shaped card reader

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- Number: US 7,104,809 B1
- Document ID: US7104809B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 11/282,572
- Filed: 2005-11-21
- Granted: 2006-09-12
- Earliest claimed: 2005-10-18
- Assignees: Datafab Systems Inc.
- Inventors: Der-Sheng Huang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7104809B1

## CPC

- H01R 31/06: Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94)
- G06K 19/077: Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
- G06K 19/07732: {the record carrier having a housing or construction similar to well-known portable memory devices, such as SD cards, USB or memory sticks (housings for electrical equipment in general, see H05K5/02)}
- G06K 19/07733: {the record carrier containing at least one further contact interface not conform ISO-7816}
- G06K 19/07741: {comprising a first part operating as a regular record carrier and a second attachable part that changes the functional appearance of said record carrier, e.g. a contact-based smart card with an adapter part which, when attached to the contact card makes the contact card function as a non-contact card}
- H01R 27/00: Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts ({for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35}; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90)
- H01R 12/721: {cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits}
- Y10S 439/951: PCB having detailed leading edge
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

The present invention is to provide a circuit board in a housing and a plurality of contacts fixedly mounted on each of one end, the other end, and at least one side of the circuit board by surface mounting for forming a first external connector, a second external connector, and at least one internal connector wherein each of the first and the second external connectors is exposed to be ready for connection, at least one insertion slot is formed in the housing and, in response to inserting a memory card (e.g., T-Flash Card) into the insertion slot, a plurality of contacts of the internal connector are electrically connected to a plurality of conductive terminals of the memory card. Further, a shield is pivotally formed at the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board wherein the shield and the housing are assembled together to have a size dimensioned to comply with the specifications of a first type of memory card (e.g., Memory Stick Card or SD Card).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A memory card shaped card reader comprising:
a housing including at least one insertion slot;
a circuit board provided in the housing and including a plurality of contacts fixedly mounted on each of one end, another end, and at least one side thereof by surface mounting for forming a first external connector, a second external connector, and at least one internal connector, respectively, wherein each of the first and the second external connectors is exposed to be ready for connection, and the internal connector is disposed in the insertion slot such that a plurality of contacts of the internal connector are electrically connected to a plurality of conductive terminals of a memory card when the memory card is inserted into the insertion slot; and
a shield pivotally formed at the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board wherein the shield and the housing are assembled together to have a size dimensioned to comply with a dimension of a first type of memory card.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The card reader of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises an upper shell, a lower shell, and an internal space formed by the upper and lower shells, the space being adapted to receive the circuit board and enclose most portions of the circuit board, and wherein the upper shell comprises a first opening disposed corresponding to the first external connector, and a second opening disposed corresponding to the second external connector extended from the housing such that the contacts of both the first and the second external connectors are exposed to be ready for connection.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The card reader of claim 2, wherein the insertion slot is formed on the housing and is disposed in the insertion slot such that the plurality of contacts of the internal connector are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals of the memory card when the memory card having a dimension of a second type of memory card is inserted into the insertion slot.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The card reader of claim 1, wherein the shield comprises a recess at one end, the recess being dimensioned to receive a projected end of the circuit board with the second external connector formed thereat.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The card reader of claim 3, wherein the shield comprises a recess at one end, the recess being dimensioned to receive a projected end of the circuit board with the second external connector formed thereat.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The card reader of claim 5, wherein a recess comprises two inward projected shafts formed at opposite sides of its mouth, wherein the second external connector comprises two holes at its opposite sides, the hole being adapted to receive the projected shafts for pivotally disposing the shield relative to the housing, and wherein the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board is adapted to receive in the recess of the shield to assemble as a whole to have the size dimensioned to comply with the dimension of the first type of memory card.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The card reader of claim 3, wherein a recess comprises two inward projected shafts formed at opposite sides of its mouth, wherein the second external connector comprises two holes at its opposite sides, the holes being adapted to receive the projected shafts for pivotally disposing the shield relative to the housing, and wherein the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board is adapted to receive in the recess of the shield to assemble as a whole to have the size dimensioned to comply with the dimension of the first type of memory card.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The card reader of claim 1, wherein the shield further comprises two hinges for pivotally connecting the shield to the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board and pivotally connecting the shield to the other end of the housing, and wherein the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board is adapted to receive in a recess of the shield when the shield and the housing are assembled together.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The card reader of claim 3, wherein the shield further comprises two hinges for pivotally connecting the shield to the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board and pivotally connecting the shield to the other end of the housing, and wherein the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board is adapted to receive in a recess of the shield when the shield and the housing are assembled together.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The card reader of claim 1, wherein the shield is shaped as a sheath releasably put on the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board for enclosing the second external connector, and wherein a size of the assembled sheath and the housing is conformed to dimensions of the first type of card reader.

### Claim 11 (depends on 3)

The card reader of claim 3, wherein the shield is shaped as a sheath releasably put on the second external connector projected from the other end of the circuit board for enclosing the second external connector, and wherein a size of the assembled sheath and the housing is conformed to dimensions of the first type of card reader.