Patent ID: 6130387
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A switch assembly for mounting on a circuit board that has first and second switch traces thereon, and for detecting full insertion of a smart card, comprising:a support of insulative material for lying on said circuit board, said support having an upper face for lying facewise close to the card;a switch element of electrically conductive material, said switch element having a heel that is fixed to said support, a connect tab extending from said heel, and a deflectable portion extending in a forward direction from said heel, said deflectable portion having a pedal projecting above said support upper face to be depressed by said card, and said deflectable portion having a contacting part positioned to be depressed when said pedal is depressed;said connect tab is positioned to contact said first switch trace and said contacting part of said deflectable portion Is positioned to lie over said second switch trace when said support lies on said circuit board, with said contacting part spaced a distance above said second switch trace to move down and directly engage said trace when said pedal is depressed to a position even with said support upper face but not when said pedal is not depressed.