Patent ID: 6550684
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A system for guiding an IC card into and ejecting the card from an IC card reading apparatus, comprising:a frame assembly including a slot for receiving the card in a mating card-reading position substantially entirely within an interior of the frame assembly, the frame assembly including a cover having an access opening; an electrical connector mounted substantially entirely within the interior of the frame assembly, the electrical connector being immovable relative to the frame assembly; and a slider member mounted within the interior of the frame assembly for receiving the card, the slider member having guide means for guiding insertion of the card through the slot in a direction of mating the card with the electrical connector, the slider member being movably mounted relative to the frame assembly and to the electrical connector and ejecting the card from the apparatus, and a portion of the slider member being exposed through the access opening in the cover to allow for manipulation of the slider member through the access opening from the exterior of the frame assembly.