Patent ID: 7162547
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A card connection adaptor for connecting, to a connector of a card slot disposed in a card slot connector housing compliant with a predetermined first standard, a card compliant with a second standard which is different from the first standard, the card connection adaptor comprising: a first connector compliant with the first standard and adapted to be electrically connected to the connector of the card slot; a second connector compliant with the second standard; signal conversion circuitry connected to the first connector and the second connector for performing signal conversion between a first-standard-compliant signal and a second-standard-compliant signal; and a housing which holds the first connector, the second connector and the signal conversion circuitry, the housing having a card insertion port which opens generally perpendicularly to an adaptor insertion direction in which the card connection adaptor is inserted into the card slot of the card slot connector housing, and a card retaining space for retaining therein the second-standard-compliant card inserted from the card insertion port, wherein, when the card connection adaptor with the second-standard-compliant card retained in the card retaining space is inserted into the card slot of the card slot connector housing, the second-standard-compliant card is at least contained within both the card slot connector housing and the card connector adapter in a manner to prevent inadvertent disconnection of the second-standard-compliant card from the card connector adapter while inserted in the card slot.