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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Ramon Lamers, Duisburg, DE;
Ramon Lamers, Duisburg, DE;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A smart card receiving assembly for a handheld communication device includes a housing, a release arm, and a smart card receiver. The housing forms an access compartment for receiving a battery and a smart card. The release arm is slidingly coupled to the housing and includes an extension extending downward. The smart card receiver is adapted to receive a smart card and includes a channel adapted to receive the extension. The smart card receiver can be made of metal to provide rigidity to the handheld communication device. When the release arm is moved from a first position to a second position, the extension can force the smart card from a seated position to an unseated position with the smart card sliding at least partially out of the smart card receiver and into the access compartment.