IC card reader
Patent 4904852 Issued on February 27, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 21, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 21, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3916156 Low insertion force card reader Method and apparatus for electrically connecting a removable article, in particular a portable electronic card Patent #: 4404464 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 287667 filed on 12/21/1988US Classes:235/479, Carriage235/438, Testing235/441, Electrical contact235/443Static sensedExaminersPrimary: Pitts, Harold I.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 013/04Foreign Application Priority Data1986-12-12 JPAbstractA contact member supporting member is pivotably supported to a slide member which abuts on a part of an IC card to be inserted and is moved by the IC card. When the slide member moves, the supporting member also moves. The supporting member is swung in the direction of the IC card by fixed cams. Thus, contact members of the supporting member come into contact with contacts of the IC card. Since the contact member supporting member moves together with the IC card, the contact members do not slide on the surface of the IC card. Therefore, the abrasion of the contact members and the damage of the IC card which are caused by the slide friction between the contact members and the surface of the IC card, and the like can be prevented.Other References
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