Patent ID: 7161811
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In combination with a support and a smart card, a card holder comprising: a plastic base fixed to the support and formed centered on an axis with a pair of cylindrical pivot pins; and a cover forming a slot dimensioned to hold the card and unitarily wholly formed of sheet metal with a pair of U-shaped journals each fitting snugly partially around a respective one of the pins, extending over less than 180° relative to the axis, and forming with the pins a hinge pivotally carrying the conductive cover for movement between an open position with the cover and the card in the slot partially raised from the base and a closed position with the cover and the card in the slot closely juxtaposed with the base, the cover further having adjacent the axis an edge that abuts the support in the open position and that cams the journals off the pins when the cover is forced past the open position.