Patent ID: 6116933
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card reader for receiving a portion of a smart card lying along a card path, and for engaging card pads on a surface of the smart card, comprising:a main enclosure having a bottom wall and side walls, and having front and rear portions;a circuit assembly which includes a largely plate-like frame, that has front and rear ends and that is mountable on said rear portion of said main enclosure, and a smart card connector mounted on said platelike frame, where said smart card connector has an insulable housing with guides for guiding movement of the card along said card path and a plurality of contacts mounted on said housing for engaging said card pads;a front device which is mountable on said front portion of said main enclosure;said rear portion of said main enclosure having a hold-down tab for holding down said rear end of said plate-like frame, and said front device having a hold-down tab for holding down said front end of said plate-like frame when said front device is mounted on said main enclosure.