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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Bleier, Bad Wimpfen, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 7/06 ;
Abstract
A smart card reader ( ) has a housing ( ) with contact elements ( ) fixed in the housing, which are resiliently biased into a space into which the smart card is slid. When released, the contacts ( ) move into the space to make electrical contact with areas on the smart card now inserted. The contacts are held out of the space by a pivot member ( ) which is actuated by a cover ( ) which is slidably mounted in the housing. The cover, pushed inward by the inserted card, moves the pivot member. Thus there is no contact until the card is in position.