Smart card holder for portable electronic device
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorYu-Chia Huang
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Abstract
A smart card holder includes a connector, two rocker arms and a latching member. The connector includes a connecting plate having a plurality of contacts formed thereon. The two rocker arms respectively rotatably connect an end of the connecting plate. The latching member includes a plate portion and two latching units forming on opposite two surfaces of the plate portion, each latching unit latches a smart card. The latching member rotatably connects to the two rocker arms. When the latching member attaches on the connecting plate, the smart card installs on the latching unit facing the connecting plate correspondingly resisting against the contacts, the other smart card can resist against the contacts the by rotating of the latching member.
Claims14
A smart card holder comprising:
- a connector including a connecting plate having a plurality of contacts formed thereon;
- two rocker arms respectively rotatably connecting an end of the connecting plate;
- a latching member rotatably connecting to the two rocker arms, the latching member including a plate portion and two latching units formed on opposite surfaces of the plate portion, each latching unit being used to latch a smart card;
- wherein the latching member attaches to the connecting plate, the smart card assembled on the latching unit facing the connecting plate engages with the contacts, the other smart card can engages with the contacts by rotating the latching member.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a main body defining a receiving groove;
- a smart card holder assembled in the receiving groove;
- wherein the smart card holder includes a connector, two rocker arms and a latching member;
- the connector includes a connecting plate having a plurality of contacts formed thereon;
- the two rocker arms respectively rotatably connect an end of the connecting plate;
- the latching member includes a plate portion and two latching units formed on opposite surfaces of the plate portion, each latching unit latches a smart card;
- the latching member rotatably connecting to the two rocker arms;
- when latching member attaches on the connecting plate, the smart card assembled to the latching unit facing the connecting plate engages with the contacts, the other smart card can engage with the contacts by rotating the latching member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.