Patent ID: 6448638
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
A standardized integrated-circuit contact card having a support in the form of a rectangular plate delimited by two long longitudinal edges and two short front and rear transverse edges, which carries at least one electronic microcircuit and whose face has a series of contact areas arranged close to the front transverse edge of the card, for the electrical connection of the microcircuit to an operating circuit, and a slot with a substantially rectangular contour formed in the support, around a portion including the microcircuit and the series of contact areas, in order to delimit a detachable standardized minicard which is connected to the support of the card by a plurality of lugs integral with the support which extend between the internal edges the cutout formed by the slot in the card and facing edges of the minicard which are roughly parallel to the edges of the card, wherein each lug has two types of groove opposite each other, shaped so as to be sufficiently resistant to bending/torsion forces in accordance with a standard, one of the grooves being shaped so as to more easily initiate a crack by intentional manual pressure on the minicard.