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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1997
Hideo Yajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsumi Electric, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) expansion PC (Personal Computer) card arranged to be inserted into a PC card slot formed in a portable personal computer as, for example, a radio having an FM teletext broadcast receiving function is disclosed. The PC card is composed of a plate-like card portion arranged to be inserted into the PC card slot and a cover box portion having a thickness larger than that of the card portion. The card portion and the cover box portion are formed individually from each other and separably connected to each other. The card portion has a top cover and a bottom cover having extension portions arranged to be inserted into an insertion opening of the cover box portion, respectively. An internal connector is mounted on a circuit board included in the cover portion to connect with an included connector mounted on a circuit board which is accommodated in the cover box portion.