Patent ID: 9390299
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06K,H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A smart card reader device, comprising: a circuit board; an encasing member; a first row of a first plurality of smart card contacts; a second row of a second plurality of smart card contacts, each of the first and the second plurality of smart card contacts including a circuit board contact portion electrically coupled to the circuit board, a mounting portion held secure to the circuit board by the encasing member, and a smart card contact portion configured to make an electrical connection with a contact pad on a first surface of a smart card; a heat sink positioned between the first row of the first plurality of smart card contacts and the second row of the second plurality of smart card contacts, the heat sink including a smart card heat sink contact portion configured to make physical contact with the first surface of the smart card; and a heat sink plate physically coupled to the heat sink.