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Credit-card-sized carrier of both standard and micro form-factor flash-memory cards

  • US 7,757,847 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2008
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier comprising:

  • a top cover;

    a bottom cover;

    a carrier spine, situated between the top cover and the bottom cover;

    wherein the top cover and the bottom cover are fixed to the carrier spine;

    a plurality of large openings formed on the carrier spine, the large openings for receiving large flash cards;

    a plurality of micro openings formed on the carrier spine, the micro openings for receiving micro flash cards;

    wherein each of the micro flash cards includes a notch; and

    spring-clip tabs, formed on the carrier spine, for fitting into notches on edges of the micro flash cards, wherein the spring-clip tabs secure the micro flash cards into the carrier spine to prevent inadvertent loss;

    wherein each of the large openings is larger than each of the micro openings;

    wherein the micro openings are not able to receive the large flash cards;

    wherein the carrier spine, the top cover, and the bottom cover, when assembled into the multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier, are sized to fit in a plastic sleeve for receiving credit cards in a wallet,whereby both micro flash cards and large flash cards are carried in the wallet by the multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier.

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