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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Herve Guy Bricaud, Dole, FR;
Yves Pizard, Dole, FR;
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A smart card connector includes a base (36) that holds contacts (38) and a cover (76) with a rear end pivotally connected to the base and a front end that receives a card into a cavity or card receiver (31). The base is narrow, and laterally opposite sides of the cover move down on opposite sides of the base when the cover is lowered. The cover is a one-piece molded plastic part with a rear plate (116) that lies over the rear of the card, and with the front of the cavity being open. A locking bar (140) has a plate lying over the front of the cavity, the locking bar being slideable forwardly to lock the cover in the closed position.