IC card adapter
First Claim
1. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter comprising a housing having a top, a bottom and four sides, three of the sides of the housing having slots defined therein, each slot having a card receptor portion for receiving an individual IC card, at least one of the car receptor portions being in a first plane which is noncoincident and generally parallel to a second plane in which at least one other card receptor portion is located, IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion.
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Abstract
An IC card adapter is connectable to an electronic device such as a computer or printer. The adapter removably stores a plurality of IC cards which are connected to the electronic device through a connector portion. The adapter has a housing with three slots each having a card receptor portion. A first slot on the rear side of the housing is larger than the other two slots on opposed sides of the housing. This first slot and card receptor portion are located closer to the bottom of the housing than the other two slots and card receptor portions. Indicators and a phone connection device can also be provided on the housing and a printed circuit board with electronic mechanisms can be provided within the housing so that the adapter can operate without the IC cards.
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30 Claims
- 1. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter comprising a housing having a top, a bottom and four sides, three of the sides of the housing having slots defined therein, each slot having a card receptor portion for receiving an individual IC card, at least one of the car receptor portions being in a first plane which is noncoincident and generally parallel to a second plane in which at least one other card receptor portion is located, IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion.
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13. The IC card adapter as recited in claim wherein two of the slots and card receptor portions are a different size than the other slot and card receptor portion wherein the two card receptor portions receive individual IC cards having a different size than the other card receptor portions.
- 20. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter having a housing and at least two card receptor portions for receiving individual IC cards, a first one of the card receptor portions being located in a first slot defined in the housing and a second one of the card receptor portions being located in a second slot defined in the housing, the first slot and card receptor portion being larger than the second slot and card receptor portion whereby the first card receptor portion receives IC cards which are larger than IC cards received by the second card receptor portion, the first and second card receptor portions each being in generally parallel, noncoincident planes.
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