Patent ID: 7427032

Claim:
An adapter for a memory card, having the same planar size as that of a memory card of a first size and having a space for receiving therein a memory card of a second size smaller than the first size, wherein the adapter for a memory card has a first surface and a second surface which are disposed on mutually opposite sides in a thickness direction of the adapter, a first portion having the same thickness as the memory card of the first size, and a second portion thicker than the first portion; wherein a plurality of first external terminals are disposed in an exposed state to the exterior over the second surface in the first portion of the adapter; wherein the space and a first opening for inserting and taking out the memory card of the second size into and from the space are formed in the second portion of the adapter; wherein, in the space, there are disposed a plurality of internal terminals with which a plurality of second external terminals of the memory card of the second size is brought into contact and electrically connected; and wherein the plurality of internal terminals are electrically connected to the plurality of the first external terminals of the adapter through a plurality of wiring lines.