Patent ID: 7136288

Claim:
A memory device comprising a memory chip and a controller, which is configured to be connected to a computer via a USB connector, the USB connector being movable between a position of rest, in which the USB connector is accommodated in an opening of the memory device, and an operative position, in which the USB connector projects beyond the perimeter of the memory device, wherein the memory device is a flat memory card with the opening lying entirely within the perimeter of the memory card, and wherein in the position of rest the USB connector is positioned in the opening and entirely within the confines of the memory card such that an inner wall of the opening encircles the USB connector, wherein a short side of the opening is provided with a projecting cam, wherein the associated USB connector is positioned on the cam in the position of rest, wherein the surface area dimensions of the memory card correspond to the surface are dimensions of a standard credit card, and wherein the thickness of the memory card is at least equal to the thickness of the insertion end of the USB connector.