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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Wataru Kakinoki, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Hirabayashi, Kanazawa, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The PC card of the present invention preferably includes a logic circuit operating in either a 16-bit mode or a 32-bit mode, a ground line on the circuit, a connector for transferring a signal between the circuit and the external device, and a series of elastic metal members arranged on the top surface of the connector and connected to the ground line. When the connector of the PC card is inserted into the PC card slot, the elastic metal member is retained by a support frame arranged on the periphery of the PC card slot, and is deformed upward toward the top surface of the connector. When the PC card is fully inserted into the slot, the elastic metal member urges the support frame and both are firmly connected.