Patent ID: 6345727
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card cassette which is a double-structured card cassette that is adapted to store a number of cards and can be installed on to a card producing apparatus, wherein the card cassette comprises:an opening/closing means provided in an inner box and at a card outlet of said card cassette, which is closed automatically as soon as said card cassette is released from said card producing apparatus, and is opened automatically as soon as said card cassette is installed on to said card producing apparatus; said card outlet for producing a card one by one from said card cassette; and a protection means capable of preventing a possible contact from the outer side of said card cassette to said cards, wherein said card outlet is so formed that an opened height on each end portion of said card outlet is made to be larger than a thickness of one piece of unembossed virgin card, but smaller than two pieces of such unembossed virgin cards, an opened height of the middle portion of said card outlet is made to be larger than a height of an embossed card, thereby preventing a possible feeding-out of two pieces of cards.