Patent ID: 6666382
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A device, comprising a removable plug-in card (10) for a computer, said card having a first external plug-in connector (11) and a second external connector (16) with flush contacts, a chip card (22) having flush contacts (26), said two cards when positioned adjacent one another have their flush contacts touching whereby creating an electrical connection between the second flush contacts (16, 26) of the plug-in card and the flush contacts of the chip card (22), a fixed mechanical positioning means (15, 17, 21) fixedly mounted on the removable plug-in card which cooperates with the adjacent chip card (22) for ensuring correct lateral positioning of the chip card in relation to said plug-in card, so that said flush contacts (26) of said chip card are correctly positioned touching said flush contacts of said second connector (16), said first external plug-in connector making electrical contact with a computer contact when said plug-in card is connected in a computer, said positioning means comprises at least one stop (17A, 17B; 21) placed at a side of the removable plug-in card to co-operate with at least one corner edge of the chip card during said chip card's positioning on the plug-in removable card (10), said plug-in card comprises a thick part (19) situated at the side of the first external connector (ii) and a parallel less thick part (18) defined by the rest of the card (10), and an edge (20) therebetween and perpendicular thereto the fixed positioning means (17, 21) includes one or two stops (17A, 17B; 21) placed on the less thick part (18) in an angle or angles situated between the thick part (19), the edge (20) and the less thick part (18).