Portable data support with a detachable mini chip card

• US 6,964,377 B1
• Filed: 02/16/2000
• Issued: 11/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Giesecke + Devrient Mobile Security GmBH (Giesecke & Devrient GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
• Inventors: Haghiri, deceased, Yahya, Barak, Renee-Lucia
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hess, Daniel A.
• Application Number:
  US09/926,010
• Time in Patent Office: 2,099 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/382, 235/383, 235/487, 235/492, 235/493, 235/489
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07739 comprising a first part capable of functioning as a record carrier on its own and a second part being only functional as a form factor changing part, e.g. SIM cards type ID 0001, removably attached to a regular smart card form factor

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable data carrier (1) with a break-out mini smart card (2) embedded therein. The mini smart card (2) is separated from the remaining card body by a free punch (3) extending over substantial parts of the mini smart card. According to the invention, the mini smart card (2) contains another rated breaking line (5) having a different break-out direction from that of the mini smart card.

Claims

1. A portable data carrier (1) comprising:

a break-out mini smart card (2), the mini smart card (2) being largely separated from the remaining carrier body by a free punch (3) extending over substantial parts of the mini smart card and

a rated breaking line (5) disposed within the mini smart card (2) configured, located and dimensioned so as to enable the size of the mini smart card (2) to be further reduced to create a miniaturized mini smart card;

the break-out direction given by the rated breaking line for the mini smartcard out of the portable data carrier being different from the break-out direction for the miniaturized mini smart card.

2. A portable data carrier according to claim 1, including bars (6) interrupting the free punch line (3) disposed in the edge areas of the mini smart card (2) at the same level.

3. A portable data carrier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bars (9) within the mini smart card have higher strength than the bars (6) connecting the mini smart card with the remaining carrier body.