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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Shinji Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Syuji Yasuoka, Osaka, JP;
Isao Shimada, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A card holding apparatus of the present invention includes a seal memberthat is provided so as to surround the periphery of a contact terminal portion. When a lidis positioned in a closed position with a smart cardretained by the lid, the seal membercomes into close contact with the periphery of a terminal. Thus, even when foreign matter such as water or dust intrudes into a space between the lidand a housing, adhesion of such foreign matter to contact terminalsor the terminalcan be prevented.