Patent ID: 6595425
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A mechanism for holding a portable information card, comprising:a release support member operating in association with a portable information card when the portable information card is inserted into a card insertion opening; a release member being thrust forward in operative association with said release support member; a projecting portion freely slidably attached to a distal end of said release member and having one end provided with a first locking portion, said projecting portion being thrust outwardly from the holding mechanism by said release member, said projecting portion being configured capable of being turned and then being slid and secured when becoming parallel to the opening to thereby close the opening; an accommodating recess for accommodating said release member and said projecting portion; and a locking mechanism that effects locking by engaging the first locking portion and a second locking portion which opposes said first locking portion.