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Title:
CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR IC CARD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1995017030
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A connector assembly is provided, which is compact and of light weight and which can lock to the rear of an IC (integrated circuit) card. The assembly includes a frame (54, FIG. 2 ) with a wide front portion (56) and a narrower rearward extension (90) that has a horizontal groove (92). A circuit board (74) has a slot (100), with opposite walls of the circuit board slot received in opposite groove parts of the frame rearward extension. A cable (20) whose front end is held to the rear of the board, has insulated wires (70) held in place against the board by tabs (120) projecting from the rearward extension. A pair of bendable latching arms (34, 36) project forwardly from the front of the frame for reception in a central aperture at the rear of the IC card. The frame has a central opening through which a locking pin (150) can slide to lock the arms in the IC card.

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Inventors:
BETHURUM GARY CAIN
Application Number:
PCT/US1994/012705
Publication Date:
November 09, 1995
Filing Date:
November 03, 1994
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ITT (US)
International Classes:
H01R13/639; G06K19/077; H01R12/62; H01R13/627; H01R24/00; (IPC1-7): H01R23/02; H01R23/70
Foreign References:
US5244397A1993-09-14
US5112243A1992-05-12
US4083619A1978-04-11
US4838808A1989-06-13
Other References:
EDWARD CADY: "the evolution of pcmcia", INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY, LIBERTVILLE,ILL,US, pages 28
EDWARD CADY: "scsi-4 connectors emerge", INTERCONNECTING TECHNOLOGY, LIBERTVILLE, ILL, US
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