Patent ID: 8568153

Claim:
A push-push mechanism, particularly for a card reader, the push-push mechanism comprising: a slider having a longitudinal arm with a first end at which a first projecting cross arm is fixed and a second end at which a second projecting cross arm is fixed, and a base part extending from the first cross arm to the second cross arm, the base part configured to slide along a base of the card reader; a control cam; a spring, operatively connected to the slider; and a control pin, operatively connected to the slider, laterally disposed between the longitudinal arm of the slider and the spring, and configured to engage with the control cam, wherein the push-push mechanism is configured such that a transition of the control pin from an initial position to a reading position results from a first push on the slider, and a transition from the reading position back to the initial position results from a second push on the slider, wherein the control pin is substantially parallel to the longitudinal arm of the slider when the control pin is in the initial position, wherein the control pin is configured to be flexibly deflected during its actuation along the control cam, wherein the slider is connected to the control pin by a connecting element, the connecting element being a partial elongation of the base part, and wherein the control pin and the slider are designed as a single piece.