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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Dieter Klatt, Wulfrath, DE;
Arnd Backer, Hellenthal, DE;
Abstract
A contacting unit for a card with electronic components has a housing with an insertion slot for receiving a card with electronic components. The housing has at least one lateral slot cutout for receiving a card with electronic components. A printed circuit board is positioned within the housing. The printed circuit board has contacting elements for the electronic components of the cards. The housing has a connector field at one lateral side thereof. The printed circuit board is connected to the connector field. The housing is designed so as to receive a plurality of cards in at least one plane of the housing in at least one arrangement including a stacked arrangement, a staggered arrangement, a side-by-side arrangement, an overlapping arrangement, an end-to-end arrangement, and a head-to-tail arrangement.