Surface contact card holder for electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorYan-Ling Gao
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Abstract
A surface contact card holder includes a housing, a tray and two elastic members positioned between the tray and the housing. The housing includes a support plate and defines an opening. The support plate defines a through hole. The tray is slidable and receivable in the housing from the opening and the tray is configured for carrying a surface contact card therein. The tray includes a tray body and a cantilever arm extending from the tray body. The cantilever arm includes a protruding portion releasbly latched in the through hole. When the protruding portion is pressed to release the tray, the tray is automatically slid out of the opening under the elastic force of the elastic members to allow insertion and removal of the surface contact card from the housing.
Claims14
A surface contact card holder, comprising:
- a housing including a support plate and defining an opening, the support plate defining a through hole;
- a tray being slidable and receivable in the housing from the opening and the tray configured for carrying a surface contact card therein, the tray including a tray body and a cantilever arm extending from the tray body, the cantilever arm including a protruding portion releasbly latched in the through hole;
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- at least one elastic member positioned between the tray and the housing;
- wherein the protruding portion is pressed to release the tray, the tray is automatically slid out of the opening under the elastic force of the at least one elastic member to allow insertion and removal of the surface contact card from the housing.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing including a support plate and defining an opening, the support plate defining a through hole;
- a holder for a surface contact card, the holder mounted on the housing, the holder comprising:
- a tray being slidable and receivable in the housing from the opening and the tray configured for carrying a surface contact card therein, the tray including a tray body and a cantilever arm extending from the tray body, the cantilever arm including a protruding portion releasbly latched in the through hole;
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- two elastic members positioned between the tray and the housing;
- wherein the protruding portion is pressed to release the tray, the tray is automatically slid out of the opening under the elastic force of the at least one elastic member to allow insertion and removal of the surface contact card from the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.