Patent ID: 7733657

Claim:
A module base unit for a module for a data carrier, the module base unit comprising: first and second connection plates that comprise an electrically conductive material, wherein the first and second connection plates are aligned with each other to have a common direction of extent, and are separated mechanically and electrically from each other by a generally L-shaped gap having a first section in the direction of extent and a second and a third section transverse to the direction of extent; and a strain relief plate connected to the first and second connection plates, wherein the stress relief plate is formed of one of group consisting of a glass reinforced fiber, an epoxy resin and a metal electrically isolated from the first and second connection plates by an insulating adhesive, and wherein the stress relief plate is connected to the first and the second connection plates by structure such that the strain relief plate absorbs tensile forces occurring parallel to the direction of extent and acting on the first and second connection plates.