Reusable housing and memory card therefor
First Claim
1. A reusable housing for receiving a memory card containing a machine-readable storage medium to interface with a device having a PC card interface within a PC card slot, the memory card having a plurality of connection points for externally accessing the machine-readable storage medium, the reusable housing comprising:
- a housing member which removably receives and retains the memory card, the housing member having an exterior dimensioned to allow insertion thereof in the PC card slot;
a PC card connector positioned on the housing member to interface with the PC card interface when the housing member is inserted in the PC card slot; and
an interface which receives the plurality of connection points when the memory card is received by the housing member and connects the plurality of connection points to the PC card connector to facilitate communication between the machine-readable storage medium and the PC card interface,wherein the housing member includes a first clam shell member and a second clam shell member.
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Abstract
A reusable housing receives a memory card containing a machine-readable storage medium to interface with a device having a PC card interface within a PC card slot. The memory card has a plurality of connection points for externally accessing the machine-readable storage medium. The reusable housing includes a housing member which removably receives and retains the memory card. The housing member has an exterior dimensioned to allow insertion thereof in the PC card slot. A PC card connector is positioned on the housing member to interface with the PC card interface when the housing member is inserted in the PC card slot. The reusable housing further includes an interface which receives the plurality of connection points when the memory card is received by the housing member and connects the plurality of connection points to the PC card connector to facilitate communication between the machine-readable storage medium and the PC card interface.
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14 Claims
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1. A reusable housing for receiving a memory card containing a machine-readable storage medium to interface with a device having a PC card interface within a PC card slot, the memory card having a plurality of connection points for externally accessing the machine-readable storage medium, the reusable housing comprising:
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a housing member which removably receives and retains the memory card, the housing member having an exterior dimensioned to allow insertion thereof in the PC card slot; a PC card connector positioned on the housing member to interface with the PC card interface when the housing member is inserted in the PC card slot; and an interface which receives the plurality of connection points when the memory card is received by the housing member and connects the plurality of connection points to the PC card connector to facilitate communication between the machine-readable storage medium and the PC card interface, wherein the housing member includes a first clam shell member and a second clam shell member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of reusably housing a memory card having a machine-readable storage medium to interface with a device having a PC card interface within a PC card slot, the memory card having a plurality of connection points for externally accessing the machine-readable storage medium, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a reusable housing having an exterior dimensioned to allow insertion thereof in the PC card slot, the reusable housing having a PC card connector to interface with the PC card interface when the reusable housing is inserted in the PC card slot; housing the memory card in the reusable housing; and connecting the plurality of connection points to the PC card connector to facilitate communication between the machine-readable storage medium and the PC card interface, wherein the reusable housing includes a first clam shell member and a second clam shell member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A memory card for storing machine-readable data for access by a device having a PC card interface, the memory card comprising:
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a substrate shaped to be removably housed within a reusable housing having a PC card connector to interface with the PC card interface; a machine-readable storage medium on the substrate for storing the machine-readable data; and a plurality of connection points on the substrate which connect to the PC card connector to facilitate communication between the machine-readable storage medium and the PC card interface, wherein the reusable housing includes a first clam shell member and a second clam shell member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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