USB plug with a built-in-card-reading slot

• US 7,575,481 B1
• Filed: 12/24/2008
• Issued: 08/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chen-Ya Liu
• Original Assignee: Chen-Ya Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Chen-Ya
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KHIEM M
• Application Number:
  US12/318,310
• Time in Patent Office: 237 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76.1, 439/502, 439/629, 439/638, 439/660, 439/945
• US Class Current: 439/660
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/945 Adapter for pcb or cartridge

Abstract

A USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot having a metal housing meeting the specification of a USB A-Type plug and an isolation substrate enclosed within the metal housing. A first slot in electric connection to a USB female plug is created at a first surface thereof. The thickness of partial portion of the isolation substrate is less than 1.2 mm such that a second slot for the insertion of a thin-type Micro SD/T-Flash memory card is formed between the second surface and the second wall. A plurality of metal terminals is positioned on the second surface for an electric connection to the memory card such that the second slot 46 is formed as a thin-type card-reading slot for the SD/T-Flash memory card. Moreover, an indentation is formed at the tail of the second wall for the insertion of the protrusion of the memory card such that the protrusion just fits into the indentation when the memory card is inserted into the second slot; moreover, the contour still meet the specification of the normal USB plug such that a normal USB operation won'"'"'t be affected when the USB plug is attached to a terminal portion of an electronic product.

Claims

1. A USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot, and more particularly, an A-Type USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot, comprising:

a) a metal housing meeting the specification of USB A-Type plug dimensions and having a first wall and a second wall at the top and bottom ends thereof, respectively; and

b) an isolation substrate enclosed by the metal housing except the front-rear side thereof, the isolation substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being directed downward and having a contact finger interface such that the first surface and the first wall of the metal housing create a first slot in electric connection to a USB female plug,

wherein the thickness of partial portion of the isolation substrate is less than 1.2 mm such that a second slot for the insertion of a thin-type Micro SD/T-Flash memory card is formed between the second surface and the second wall;

wherein a plurality of metal terminals is positioned on the second surface for an electric connection to the memory card such that the second slot is formed as a thin-type card-reading slot for the SD/T-Flash memory card; and

wherein an indentation is formed at the tail of the second wall for the insertion of the protrusion of the memory card such that the protrusion just fits into the indentation when the memory card is inserted into the second slot;

moreover, the contour still meet the specification of the normal USB plug such that a normal USB operation won'"'"'t be affected when the USB plug is attached to a terminal portion of an electronic product.

2. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 1 wherein the indentation includes a recessed portion.

3. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 1 wherein the thin-type memory card includes a Micro SD/T-Flash memory card.

4. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 1 wherein a circuit board is positioned at the tail of the isolation substrate of the USB plug, and wherein, the circuit board is electrically connected to the contact finger interface at the first surface and the metal terminals at the second surface.

5. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 4 wherein the circuit board includes a flash memory 61 so that a USB flash drive having the card-reading function is created.

6. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 4 wherein the circuit board includes a receiving circuit so that a USB wireless TV-stick having the card-reading function is created.

7. The USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot as recited in claim 4 wherein the circuit board is connected with a transmission cable connector so that a USB transmission cable connector having the function of the card-reader is created.