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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Jung-bae Park, Daegu, KR;
Yong-woo Jeon, Gumi-si, KR;
Byoung-joo Yi, Gumi-si, KR;
Gyu-bok Lee, Daegu, KR;
Sung-sun Park, Gumi-si, KR;
Young-jun Jung, Daegu, KR;
Jung-Bae Park, Daegu, KR;
Yong-Woo Jeon, Gumi-si, KR;
Byoung-Joo Yi, Gumi-si, KR;
Gyu-Bok Lee, Daegu, KR;
Sung-Sun Park, Gumi-si, KR;
Young-Jun Jung, Daegu, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for detachably installing a smart card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, in a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes an opening on the portable terminal, a sliding member slidably coupled to the terminal to move in and out of the opening, and a cover on an end portion of the sliding member to open and close the opening as the sliding member slides. The SIM card is placed on the sliding member to move in and out of the opening through a sliding movement of the sliding member. The apparatus prevent damage to the SIM card when it is detachably installed in the portable terminal through the sliding movement of the sliding member.