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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Toshiyasu Ito, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Torii, Osaka, JP;
Other;
Abstract
In the connector body, which has side portions for guiding the side surfaces of the IC card, a bottom portion having a support surface to support a front surface or back surface of the inserted IC card and stepped portions to engage the raised surface portion formed on the back surface so that the raised surface portion can be moved in an IC card , insertion/retraction direction, and a top plate portion disposed opposite the bottom portion to prevent the inserted IC card from floating upward; a leaf spring is provided to urge the IC card upward at a predetermined position with respect to the card insertion direction. The top plate portion has a blocking portion which engages the raised surface portion of the IC card at a predetermined blocking position and is disposed in front, with respect to the IC card insertion direction, of the predetermined position where the IC card is urged by the leaf spring.