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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Martin, Beaune, FR;
Assignee:
Gemplus S.C.A., Gemenos, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H01H 1/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H01H 1/314 ;
Abstract
A thin integrated circuit card with an improved manually activated switch. The card is of the type that has two external plates, a lower one (,) and an upper one (,) that are separated by at least one interconnecting plate in which there is at least one switch (,). The switch is able to allow or inhibit the passage of an electric current between its two terminals (,). The switch has a pushbutton (,) which is positioned at a peripheral edge (,) of the card.