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Card connection adaptor

  • US 20020032813A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2001
  • Published: 03/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A card connection adaptor for connecting, to a connector of a card slot compliant with a predetermined first standard, a card compliant with a second standard which is different from the first standard, the card connection adaptor comprising:

  • a first connector compliant with the first standard and adapted to be electrically connected to the connector of the card slot;

    a second connector compliant with the second standard;

    signal conversion circuitry connected to the first connector and the second connector for performing signal conversion between a first-standard-compliant signal and a second-standard-compliant signal; and

    a housing which holds the first connector, the second connector and the signal conversion circuitry, the housing having a card insertion port which opens generally perpendicularly to an adaptor insertion direction in which the card connection adaptor is inserted into the card slot, and a card retaining space for retaining therein the second-standard-compliant card inserted from the card insertion port.

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