Host device with memory card slot having a card gripping-extracting recess
First Claim
1. A host device comprising:
- a housing with an outer surface;
a memory card slot formed in the housing and having an opening in the outer surface configured to receive a memory card for insertion into the memory card slot;
a plurality of electrical contacts exposed in the memory card slot for engaging corresponding contacts on a memory card when the memory card is inside the memory card slot;
a recess at the opening of the memory card slot, wherein the recess is sized to allow gripping and extraction access to a the memory card inside the memory card slot, and wherein a bottom surface of a part of the housing that forms the recess is above a portion of a top surface of the memory card when the memory card is inside the memory card slot; and
a processor configured to store data in or retrieve data from the memory card when the contacts on the memory card are engaged with the contacts in the memory card slot.
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Abstract
A host device with a memory card slot and an associated fingernail recess is provided. In one embodiment, a host device is provided comprising a housing with an outer surface, a memory card slot formed in the housing and accessible for memory card insertion through a slot opening in the outer surface, and a plurality of electrical contacts exposed in the memory card slot for engaging corresponding contacts on a memory card. The host device further comprises a recess in the outer surface associated with the slot opening, wherein the recess is sized to allow fingernail access to a fingernail grip of the memory card in the memory card slot. Other embodiments are possible, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
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6 Claims
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1. A host device comprising:
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a housing with an outer surface; a memory card slot formed in the housing and having an opening in the outer surface configured to receive a memory card for insertion into the memory card slot; a plurality of electrical contacts exposed in the memory card slot for engaging corresponding contacts on a memory card when the memory card is inside the memory card slot; a recess at the opening of the memory card slot, wherein the recess is sized to allow gripping and extraction access to a the memory card inside the memory card slot, and wherein a bottom surface of a part of the housing that forms the recess is above a portion of a top surface of the memory card when the memory card is inside the memory card slot; and a processor configured to store data in or retrieve data from the memory card when the contacts on the memory card are engaged with the contacts in the memory card slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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