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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Iosif Korsunsky, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Dimitry Grabbe, Middletown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmingotn, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235441 ; 235475 ;
Abstract
A smart card reader 10 is disclosed having a base 12 which is profiled to have a card receiving area 20. Contacts 22,23 are disposed inside a contact receiving 32 of the base and are pivotable about a leg 40. Insertion of a smart card 60 causes the contacts 22,23 to pivot about the pivot point 42 in order to cause contact points 50 to engage contact pads of the smart card 60.