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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1993
James K Kennedy, Round Rock, TX (US);
James A Wilson, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A card reader which doubles as a carrying case for storing a stack of preview cards used in an electronic presentation. The card reader case has a flat, rectangular body housing the reader components, and a cover hingedly attached to the body, the cover having a pocket therein for storing the cards. The cover is attached in such a manner that the topmost of the stored cards is visible when the cover is in the open position. In this position, the lower end of the cover also serves to support and elevate one end of the body. The body further has a slot therein on its upper surface for retaining one of the cards for optical scanning, the scanned card extending away from the upper surface so as to be visible to the user during scanning. A discard area may also be formed on the upper surface of the body, and a light source may be positioned on the upper surface to illuminate any card retained in the slot. If the card reader utilized a remote (wireless) interface, the interface may be attached to the upper portion of the cover so that the interface is raised above other objects on the support surface when the device is in use.