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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hirotoshi Hakozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/302 ; H01R 3/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/302 ; H01R 3/308 ;
Abstract
An IC card connector capable of handling an IC card having embossed data rows with a simple and small-size structure of high mechanical strength is provided. The IC card connector includes a connector body for accommodating an IC card having a contact array and embossed data rows. An IC card receiving port is provided at one end of the connector body for receiving the IC card. A guide mechanism is provided along both sides of the IC card receiving port for guiding insertion of the IC card and grooves are formed in portions of the connector body along the direction in which the IC card is inserted so that the embossed data rows can move through the grooves.