Patent ID: 6361369
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G06K,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A system having a memory card and a memory card receptacle for writing or reading information signals to/from said memory card;said memory card comprising: a card body incorporating at least one memory chip, the card body having a top, a forward and a rearward end; the top of the card body having a concavity open at the forward end; and a plurality of terminals disposed side by side in the concavity in the inserting direction of the card body; and a projection formed in at least a part of a space between two successive terminals disposed in the concavity to protect the terminals from undesired outside contact; the concavity having an inner wall inclined to the inserting direction of the card body; said memory card receptacle comprising: a body; a receiving concavity open at an end of the body of said memory card receptacle and in which said memory card is introduced; a plurality of terminals to be connected to said plurality of terminals of said memory card respectively; and a plurality of projections; wherein said plurality of projections are slidable on said plurality of terminals of said memory card respectively before said plurality of terminals of said memory card receptacle are connected to said plurality of terminals of said memory card.