Patent ID: 8082004

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprising: a wireless communication device housing configured to contain electronic circuitry including a transmitter and receiver, the housing having a compartment configured to receive and retain a memory card; a plurality of electrical connectors being positioned within the housing proximate the compartment; and a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) contained within a card package having electronic circuitry used in the operation of the wireless communication device, the UICC having a plurality of electrical conductors coupled to the electronic circuitry that are electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical connectors in the housing while the UICC is retained by the compartment, the card package having a notched portion in the card package along a peripheral edge of the package and an aperture positioned along and spaced apart from the peripheral edge of the card package, the aperture extending through the card package from a top surface of the card package to the bottom surface of the card package; wherein the notched portion of the card package and the aperture are exposed when the UICC is inserted into the compartment to thereby aid in the removal of the UICC from the compartment.