Patent ID: 6820806
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A manual card reader comprising:a slot-frame, a recess provided in said slot frame in the card insertion direction to allow insertion or removal of a card, said card inserted into said slot to a holding point through said recess and taken out therefrom; said manual card reader further comprising: a shutter that prevents insertion of a foreign object beyond said recess into said card reader; a first locking means which is detachably provided at one end of said shutter; and a second locking means which is detachably provided at the other end of said shutter; wherein said first locking means has a first pressing means that presses said shutter in the direction said first locking means locks and said second locking means has a second pressing means that presses said shutter in a locking direction, wherein the pressing force of said first pressing means is greater than that of said second pressing means.