SURFACE CONTACT CARD HOLDER

Abstract

A surface contact card holder (8) includes a body (10) and a receiving mechanism (20). The receiving mechanism has two sidewalls (21), an elastic member (26), a holding wall (27), and a holding piece (25). The sidewalls, the elastic member, and the holding wall are provided on the body. The holding piece is formed on the holding wall. The elastic member and the holding wall cooperate to hold a surface contact card in a first direction. The two sidewalls cooperate to hold the surface contact card in a second direction. The holding piece and the body cooperate to hold the surface contact card in a third direction. The elastic member can be pressed in the first direction.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the surface contact card holder can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present surface contact card holder. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a surface contact card holder in accordance with a preferred embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a connector used with the surface contact card holder in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an isometric, assembled view of the surface contact card holder and the connector;

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the surface contact card holder, the connector, and a surface contact card, showing the surface contact card in a first position;

FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4 but showing the surface contact card in a second position; and

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a conventional SIM card holder.

Claims

1. A surface contact card holder comprising: a body; anda receiving mechanism having two sidewalls, an elastic member, a holding wall, and a holding piece, the sidewalls, the elastic member, and the holding wall being provided on the body, and the holding piece being formed on one of the elastic member and the holding wall;wherein the elastic member and the holding wall cooperate to hold a surface contact card in a first direction, the two sidewalls cooperate to hold the surface contact card in a second direction, the holding piece and the body cooperate to hold the surface contact card in a third direction, and the elastic member can be pressed in the first direction.

2. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third directions are perpendicular to each other.

3. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the surface contact card is mounted in the surface contact card holder, the elastic member is able to be pressed to move by pushing the surface contact card.

4. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving mechanism further includes a positioning wall, the positioning wall is substantially parallel to the holding wall.

5. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein a positioning piece extends perpendicularly from the positioning wall and towards the holding wall.

6. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 4, wherein the elastic member is formed on the positioning wall.

7. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic member and the holding wall are formed at two opposite ends of one sidewall, the elastic member is a substantially strip in shape, and a distal end of the elastic member is bent towards the holding wall.

8. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sidewall having the elastic member and the holding wall formed thereat has a substantially U-shaped form.

9. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the other sidewall includes an elastic member and an holding wall formed at two opposite ends thereof and a distal end of the elastic member of the other sidewall is bent towards the holding wall of the other sidewall.

10. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 9, wherein the two holding walls together define an opening therebetween.

11. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 9 wherein the other sidewall is substantially U-shaped.

12. A surface contact card holder comprising: a body comprising a surface and a hole defined in the surface configured for receiving a connector therein; anda receiving mechanism comprising a pair of sidewalls fixed on the surface of the body at opposite sides of the hole, each of the sidewalls comprising a main portion fixed on the surface of the body and extending in a first direction, a holding portion extending from one end of the main portion toward the other sidewall in a second direction and fixed on the body, and a free portion extending from an opposite end of the main portion toward the other side wall in a direction nonparallel to the second direction and being deformable in the first direction, a holding piece being formed at one of the holding portions and another holding piece being arranged adjacent the free portions;wherein the sidewalls cooperatively define therebetween a receiving space communicating with the hole for holding a surface contact card in such a manner that the free portions and the holding portions cooperate to sandwich the surface contact card therebetween in the first direction with the free portions being deformed and abutting against the surface contact card toward the holding portion, the main portions of the sidewalls cooperate to sandwich the surface contact card therebetween in a second direction, the holding pieces press opposite side edges of the surface contact card toward the surface of the body in a third direction.

13. The surface contact card holder as claimed in claim 12, wherein a positioning wall is fixed on the surface between the free portions of the sidewalls, said another holding piece extending perpendicularly from the positioning wall toward the receiving space.