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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles S. Pickles, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 ; G06K 7/06 ;
Abstract
An electrical card connector ( ) adapted for engaging with a CardBus ( ) includes a housing ( ) with a plurality of terminals ( ) received therein, a shell ( ), and an ejector device ( ) mounted on the housing. The shell defines a rectangular opening ( ) in a side plate ( ) thereof and a stamped spring finger ( ) connecting with a forward edge of the opening and extending backwardly. The spring finger has a pair of stop protrusions ( ) formed thereon for preventing an undesired card, such as a smart card ( ), from inserting into the connector.