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Compact mechanism for removable insertion of multiple integrated circuit cards into portable and other electronic devices

  • US 5,933,328 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1998
  • Issued: 08/03/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connector of first and second integrated circuit cards within an enclosure of a host electronic device, comprising:

  • an opening extending into the electronic device enclosure that accepts said first and second cards,a first surface within the opening that contains a first set of a plurality of electrical contacts positioned thereacross in a pattern corresponding to a pattern of contacts across a broad surface of the first card, wherein said first set of contacts are resiliently urged out of the first surface in a manner to be pushed into the first surface when the first card is positioned thereagainst, anda second surface within the opening that contains a second set of a plurality of electrical contacts positioned thereacross in a pattern corresponding to a pattern of contacts across a broad surface of the second card, wherein said second set of contacts are resiliently urged out of the second surface in a manner to be pushed into the second surface when the second card is positioned thereagainst,whereby both of the first and second cards are simultaneously held within the opening of the host electronic device.

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