Patent ID: 7086601

Claim:
A card of the smart card type comprising: a substantially rectangular flat support having two longitudinal edges substantially parallel to each other, and front and rear transverse edges substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to said longitudinal edges; a functional portion situated on a front face of said support in the vicinity of said front transverse edge, for receiving at least one electrical contact area; a substantially rectangular slit surrounding said functional portion, so as to delimit a mini-card detachable from said support, said mini-card having an outline substantially parallel to that of said support of said card, and at least top and bottom links extending respectively from a longitudinal edge of said mini-card in the direction of an immediately adjacent longitudinal edge of said card to connect said mini-card to said support, each of said links comprising upper and lower grooves opposite each other on respective opposite faces of said support, said grooves being capable of withstanding bending forces, wherein the upper grooves of each of said links on the front face of said support are distinct from each other, so that the top link closest to one of said longitudinal edges of said support withstands the bending forces less than the bottom link.