Patent ID: 6176724
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An adapter for connecting a miniature electronic storage medium to a data processing unit having a PCMCIA port, said adapter comprising:a housing having an end face;a printed circuit board, having electronic components connected thereto, positioned in said housing;a PCMCIA socket connected to said end face;solder connections connecting said PCMCIA socket to said printed circuit board;a frame positioned on a first face of said printed circuit board at an end of said printed circuit board remote from said PCMCIA socket;said frame having a cutout for receiving a mini electronic storage medium;a contact field, comprising a conductive rubber strip or contact springs for electrically contacting the mini electronic storage medium, connected to said first face of said printed circuit board and positioned within said frame;a reinforcement member mounted on a second face of said printed circuit board opposite said contact field and having a base plate and lateral tabs projecting from said base plate in a direction in which said first face faces, wherein said reinforcement member counteracts contacting forces resulting from insertion of the mini electronic storage medium;said tabs of said reinforcement member laterally secured at said frame and clamping said printed circuit board between said frame and said base plate.