Apparatus for detachably installing a smart card in a portable terminal

An apparatus for detachably installing a smart card in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

• an opening on an exterior surface of the portable terminal for receiving a smart card;
• a sliding member slidably coupled to the terminal;
• a slide hole provided adjacent to the opening to form a passage through which the sliding member passes;
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• at least one guide projection provided inside the terminal to surround a portion of a face of the sliding member;
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• a cover provided on an end portion of the sliding member to open and close the opening such that the exterior surface of the portable terminal comprises the cover when the opening is closed,
• wherein the smart card is disposed substantially parallel with the sliding member while being inserted into the opening as the cover closes the opening, and
• the smart card is drawn out from the opening as the cover opens the opening.

A portable terminal comprising a removable smart card, the portable terminal comprising:

• a housing comprising an opening in an exterior surface of the housing for allowing a smart card to be inserted into the portable terminal;
• a cover for closing the opening in the housing such that the exterior surface of the housing comprises the cover when the opening is closed;
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• a sliding member connected to the cover for receiving and transporting the smart card,
• the sliding member comprising a first slider comprising a flexible material and a second slider comprising a relatively rigid material,
• wherein the first slider connects the second slider to the cover and the second slider engages the smart card so that the smart card is removed from the opening in the housing when the cover is opened, and
• wherein the second slider is bent at one end to surround a portion of a buffer and thereby securely fix the buffer.