Patent ID: 6086423
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
An apparatus for reading a chip card having a plurality of contact fields defined thereon, said apparatus having a two-part housing comprising a lower part (1) and an upper part (2) defining a card insertion slot therebetween, wherein said upper part (2) is attachable to a circuit board and includes a contact support (3) having a plurality of contact pairs (4) therein corresponding to said plurality of contact fields on said chip card; and wherein said lower part (1) is constructed as a slide that permits introduction of said chip card into said apparatus part (1) and includes a catch tab (9) engageable with each of a pair of corresponding spaced apart catches (10, 11) formed in said upper part (2) such that said lower part (1) is guided on said upper part (2) so as to engage said upper part between an outer limit position corresponding to a loading position and an inner limit position corresponding to a read position for said chip card.