Holder for chip during assembly in chip card body made of thin metal formed into U-shaped element with separate pins attached to chip contacts

摘要

Holder element (1) has contact pins (7) with free end (8) for durable electrical contact with chip (2) and with top ends brought together to form one-piece holder section (3) to ease insertion of chip into chip card. After insertion, holder functions as connecting surface protruding from chip card or pins are separated from each other and bent down onto card body. Independent claims are included for 1) Semi-finished product for holder element 2) Chip card, 3) Procedure to insert chip in card body 4) Procedure to embed chip in card body.